US aviation body trials British anti-drone system for airports

Anti-UAV Defence System to be one of three systems trialled by Federal Aviation Authority in attempt to combat incursions

An anti-drone system developed by a trio of UK companies is to receive its first public test by America's Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), in an effort to protect airports from the risks of hobbyist unmanned aerial vehicles.

The system, called the Anti-UAV Defence System (Auds), looks like a mounted turret but instead of shooting drones out of the sky with bullets, it fires nothing more menacing than radio waves.