December 14th, 2015
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futurismnews: “ Net-Wielding Interceptor Drones to Police the Skies Above Tokyo Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department has unveiled a net-equipped interceptor drone that will be used to chase down and capture rogue quadcopters. This comes as a...

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Net-Wielding Interceptor Drones to Police the Skies Above Tokyo

Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department has unveiled a net-equipped interceptor drone that will be used to chase down and capture rogue quadcopters. This comes as a response to the possible threat of aerial attacks in the future, stemming from an incident when a drone carrying a tiny amount of radioactive sand was flown onto the roof of the Japanese prime minister’s office as an act of protest.

A single drone will initially be deployed on a trial basis from mid-December onwards. By February 2016, more comprehensive operation will be introduced, with drone squads being sent to guard important buildings, such as the Imperial Palace, the National Diet (where Japan’s parliament meets), and the prime minister’s office.

“Terrorist attacks using drones carrying explosives are a possibility,” a member of the police department’s Security Bureau said in a release. “We hope to defend the nation’s functions with the worst-case scenario in mind.”

Read more at: http://futurism.com/links/19490/

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