UAV-plagued Dublin Airport gets OK to use counter-drone tech

Recurring drone disruptions – and the political and business fallout produced by them – that plagued Dublin Airport earlier this year may now be drawing to a close, thanks to clearance from Irish regulators for the platform to begin using counter-UAV assets to deal with the invasive craft.

Dublin Airport took a super-sized helping of guff earlier this year after drones invading the prohibited airspace caused operators to repeatedly halt traffic. At the low point in March, the platform reported its sixth UAV incursion in nearly as many weeks. The resulting suspension of flights during the last of those closures alone affected an estimated 200,000 people, with incoming travelers diverted to Irish airports between 135 and 200 kilometers away.

Subsequent disruptions from drone sightings in the banned space around Dublin Airport included a 10-minute pause in…