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FAA Says Military Can Use Anti-Drone Lasers in U.S. Airspace
- bookofjoe 7mo agohttps://archive.ph/mYGrT https://archive.ph/mYGrT
- java-man 7mo agoWhat could possiblye go wrong?
- JumpCrisscross 7mo ago“…the F.A.A. determined that the risk would be minimal even if the laser came into contact with an airplane” I’m curious to know more about the testing. Was it only done on airliners, or GA aircraft, too?
- SilverElfin 7mo agoIs this an admission that the arrests and prosecutions of people with lasers were a farce?
- JumpCrisscross 7mo agoProbably not. The military is allowed to do lots of things civilians aren’t, in part because of the assurance of training.
- linzhangrun 7mo ago[flagged]
- jjk166 7mo agoI'm surprised the FAA is making a decision on this. They don't typically have rules about military aircraft defensive countermeasures, which are instead regulated by DOD rules. Further, while military aircraft typically follow FAA rules in civilian airspace, they can deviate in conditions of tactical necessity (ie pretty much any situation they would need to use countermeasures).