Practice shooting Drones down might be a Skill we all need for the Future
@Olderfart ...now we have seen how they can be deployed for war.....it is only a matter of time before every Terrorist catches on and Drones in the Sky will be a Scarey thing....
I've already seen News from the UK that burglers are checking streets with them to see which houses are empty to burgle....
It gets worse, I have heard reports of gangs using drones with FLIR (Forward Looking InfraRed) cameras, looking for canna grows!
Thank goodness for the LED light revolution, The lights are much cooler than HID (HPS,MH, CMH) those bulbs are much hotter.
I bought a FLIR camera, because I wanted to see if my grow could be seen like that, thelights (LED) and the way I had insulated my cab, meant it was invisible to others!
diamond series LED's are fairly old now, more recent, more efficient LEDs will show even less!
Here is a article from the Daily Mail on UK gangs using FLIR
Thieves using heat-detecting £60 drones bought from supermarkets to spot cannabis farms - then break in to steal the drugs
- Thieves are modifying the drones by attaching infra-red cameras
- They can monitor the camera images on an iPad
- Cannabis farms give out heat, meaning the cameras can pick them up
- The criminals then rob the drug dens and sell the cannabis themselves
Criminals are piecing together heat-detecting drones using kit they can buy from supermarkets
Criminals are using cheap kit bought from supermarkets to build heat seeking drones they can use to track down cannabis farms to rob.
Tech-savvy thieves are buying drones for as little as £60 from supermarkets such as Tesco and attaching infra-red cameras to them, which they can monitor via an iPad.
By flying the modified drones over houses, they can locate the drug dens, as cannabis farms produce a large amount of heat, due to the huge hydroponic heat and light required to grow the plants.
Burglars are then breaking in to the premises and stealing the crop to sell on the streets.
Any digital camera has the potential to film in infra-red, it's a simple task of replacing basic components, meaning it is becoming both easier and cheaper for criminals to obtain heat-detecting technology.
Yesterday, Labour MP Tom Watson, who is the chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Drones, said: 'This is remarkable and shows the proliferation of drone technology which can be used for both good and bad.
'It is no surprise enterprising criminals would want to get the upper hand in the criminal underworld by using drones.
The drones can be bought from high street stores and supermarkets for less than £60 and then modified by attaching a camera
An example of the heat signature given off by a cannabis farm taken during a police sweep
The large amount of heat given off by equipment needed to grow cannabis makes the drug farms easy to detect with infra-red cameras
Criminals are targeting cannabis farms run by rival gangs. They steal the drugs and then sell them themselves
'As a society we will be dealing with the impact of drones on our laws and regulations for years to come and it is time the Government started listening about privacy concerns about the misuse of drones.'
It emerged the problem is particularly prevalent in areas of West Midlands where the tactic has led to a number of violent robberies as the intruders know victims will not call the police.
....me and hubby argue about which one of us can't be english....because together.. we look like different races....
....Most of our Sickies are exactly the same......
...Insomnia is probably the most Common symptom we have...
