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Dronesaretransformingourworld.Weusethemtodeliverourmedicines,cleanourskyscrapersandevenfightfires.Butthereisadarksidetothisairbornerevolution,fromashockingriseindrone-planenearmissesaboveourheadstolastyear'ssustaineddronedisruptionatGatwick–Britain'ssecondlargestairport–thatruinedtheChristmasplansof140,000peopleandcostmillions. Inthisdocumentary,high-riskspecialistandformerRoyalMarineAldoKanesetsouttoinvestigatethescaleofthethreatdronesposetoourairportsandskies–fromroguehobbyiststodeterminedterroristattacks.Heexploreswhattechnologiesareouttherethatgovernmentsandtheaviationindustrycanturnto,tokeepourskiessafe. Aldobeginshisjourneybyexaminingthedangersdronecollisionsposetoplanes.HetravelstooneoftheUK'sleadingimpacttestfacilitiestojoinateamfiringdronesintoaplanewingat250mphtosimulateamid-airimpactandassessthedamage.Hethenuncoversaheart-stoppingdrone-planenearmissthattookplaceovertheskiesofLondon. NextAldoinvestigatesthesciencebehindnewtechnologyleadingdronemanufacturersareimplementingintotheirmachinestotryandkeepdronesandplanesapart.Butweseethisisfarfromafail-safesolution–especiallyifthedroneoperatorisdeterminedtocausetrouble. Aldosearchesforawaytoremovedangerousdronesfromtheskyandexploresthetechnologicaloptionsavailable.Fromthecrude-shootingadronedownwithahigh-calibresniperrifle-tothesophisticated-acutting-edgeradiofrequencydetectionsystembeingtrialledbyLondonSouthendAirport. Butitisnotjustroguehobbyiststhatweneedourdronesystemstodefendusagainst.AldomeetsterrorismexpertJamesRogerstodiscoverhoworganisationslikeISISareincreasinglyweaponisingdronesandhowfast-evolvingdronetechnologies–likeFPV(firstpersonview)droneflying–areexceptionallydifficulttocounter.HethenhearsharrowingevidencefromBritishfighterMacerGifford,whodescribesthefirst-handexperienceofcomingunderdailyattacksfromISISdronesinSyriaduringthebattleforRaqqa. Fortunately,intheUKwehavesophisticatedmilitary-gradecounter-dronetechnologyavailabletobattleapotentialweaponisedattack.AldotrialsoneversionofadefencesystemthatwasusedbytheRAFduringtheGatwickcrisis.Weseehowitspinpointelectronicjammingattackcanremoveadronefromtheskyinseconds. Buteventhistechnologymightnotbeenoughtokeepussafeinthefuture,asdronetechnologycontinuestoadvance.AldoheadstoPhiladelphiatomeetacompanydevelopinganewgenerationof'smartdrones',andheputsthisamazingtechthroughitspaces.Theseintelligentdronesflyfullyautomatically,mappingtheirsurroundingsandmakingtheirowndecisions.Thismeanstheydon'trelyonanexternaloperatorsignalforcontrol,andsotheycan’tbestoppedbyjamming-baseddefencesystems. Forthelastlegofhisjourney,AldoheadstoDallastotestoutahigh-poweredlasermountedonahighlymobiledunebuggythatcanliterallymeltdronesoutofthesky.Itisoneofthefewdefencesystemsthatcouldcombatthefuturisticthreatoffullyautomaticdrones.WillweonedaybeseeingsystemslikethisrolledoutaroundtheUK’sairportsandothervulnerablelocations?Andwhoisgoingtopayforit?