Water cannons, lasers: the tracks of the government against the drones – BFMTV.COM

Authorities outdated? dozen drones reports flying over Paris were again recorded that night – despite the prohibition to fly over the city – without the police managed to find the drivers. In total, “60 drone overflights” were found above nuclear power plants or Paris October 5, said Bernard Cazeneuve Tuesday. A subject that the government ensures take “very seriously.”

To deal with this new phenomenon, the executive is considering new measures. Insisting that “there is currently no readily available solution,” the Secretariat-General for National Defence and Security (SGDSN), who presented a confidential report on the subject in the late Prime Minister in January, Wednesday unveiled some of these tracks, reports Le Parisien .

Find and neutralize

Tools are being developed to detect and neutralize malicious drones. Because “for now, the security services are not designed to cover the atmospheric zone between 50 and 100 meters above sea level” when flying drones says is it to SGDSN quoted by Le Figaro .

A first test campaign will take place from the end of March. Among the options discussed: enhanced radar detection over sensitive sites, signal interference between the owner and his drone, the use of “jet of matter” (ie water cannons), the use of lasers and other systems “voluntary interruption of power” flying machines at the approach of prohibited areas.

For innovative solutions, a tender was launched last December, with a budget of 1 million euros. 23 projects are currently running. Successful responses will be unveiled in a few days.

Strengthen the legal arsenal

Measures are also planned to fill the gaps in the regulations. The government is working on a strengthening of sanctions: in addition to heavier fines, “unmanned” could be subject to “additional penalty of confiscation” of their aircraft in case of violation, according to Le Parisien . The registration of all vehicles could also soon become mandatory, according to Cross . Other options: integration by manufacturers of smart detectable by radar and compulsory insurance like other aircraft

France is not the only country. faced with the emergence of this issue, the SGDSN organize an international conference on the subject on May 28 in Paris.

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