America set to crack down on drones near airports

Washington

CACI International, the defence and intelligence contractor, is working on a system that could soon track and overtake rogue drones flying too close to airports, an increasing concern of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as it struggles to regulate the proliferation of flying robots.

Once deployed, the company's system could not only make aviation officials aware of where the unmanned aerial vehicles are, but pinpoint the location of their operators, the company said. Using technology developed for the military, officials could also interfere with the drone's signal and commandeer the vehicle so that it flies out of sensitive airspace.