Many RC planes are made of materials that would not reflect radar and may also be too small to be detected by radar. I am sure terrorists are aware of this and are looking at means of arming these drones.
“Many RC planes are made of materials that would not reflect radar and may also be too small to be detected by radar. I am sure terrorists are aware of this and are looking at means of arming these drones.”
ATC radar looks for transponder codes.
“Many RC planes are made of materials that would not reflect radar and may also be too small to be detected by radar. I am sure terrorists are aware of this and are looking at means of arming these drones.”
Here is a link describing how a home-grown Islamist arrested by the FBI in 2011 has already attempted to arm hobby GPS-guided drones, which could have been redirected to attack US VIPs:
“Rezwan Ferdaus could have attacked Obama’s Air Force One in a runway kill zone (RKZ) not unlike JFK’s Dealey Plaza”
Here is a Huffpo title (I won’t provide link) about a top US general general speculating recently in a public forum that Islamists will be attacking us with drones soon:
“Armed Drones Could Target President: Former U.S. Intelligence Chief”
‘WASHINGTON — As the technology for arming drones spreads around the world, terrorists could use the unmanned, missile-firing aircraft to attack and kill the president and other U.S. leaders, the former chief of U.S. intelligence said Tuesday.
“Retired Adm. Dennis Blair, who served as President Obama’s first director of national intelligence, told reporters he was concerned that the proliferation of armed drones — a potential outgrowth of the U.S. reliance on drones to attack and kill terrorists — could well backfire.
“’I do fear that if al Qaeda can develop a drone, its first thought will be to use it to kill our president, and senior officials and senior officers,’ Blair said during a conference call with reporters. “It is possible without a great deal of intelligence to do something with a drone you cannot do with a high-powered rifle or driving a car full of explosives and other ways terrorists now use to try killing senior officials,’ he said.”
The Huffpo article references a comment embedded at this event:
“U.S. Drone Strike Policies”
http://www.cfr.org/counterterrorism/us-drone-strike-policies/p29849