The drones that disrupted flights at Gatwick Airport highlight how far aviation and law-enforcement authorities still have to go before they are able to identify rogue operators, let alone deter them from endangering the public. Rapid expansion of commercial and recreational drones—on both sides of the Atlantic—has outpaced government efforts to devise solutions, experts say. That is despite years of government research, regulators’ consultation with industry and preliminary rules-setting work.

Source: Wall Street Journal December 20, 2018 18:00 UTC