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World Service,4 mins

How do planes detect unregistered drones?

Digital Planet

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Aviation and drone experts have been carrying out drone trials near a major airport in the UK to trial new software designed to detect unauthorised drones and see if it can alert planes to potential danger. Gareth Mitchell went along to see how the technology works and spoke to Richard Parker CEO of Altitude Angel, the company behind the software. (Image: A drone is flown as an airplane passes nearby, Credit: Getty images.)

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