{"id":18030,"date":"2021-03-23T12:49:49","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T12:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=18030"},"modified":"2021-03-23T12:49:51","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T12:49:51","slug":"tsa-assists-connecticut-state-police-with-drone-detection-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/connecticut\/tsa-assists-connecticut-state-police-with-drone-detection-test\/%20","title":{"rendered":"TSA Assists Connecticut State Police with Drone Detection Test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Transportation Security Administration (TSA) law enforcement\nand police departments from Connecticut, and New York recently partnered with\nthe Connecticut State Police (CSP) to assess their ability to hunt and stop\nunauthorized drones from interfering with commercial aviation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The teams ran scenarios at Hartford-Brainard Airport where\nthey tested the state police department\u2019s ability to locate a rogue drone as\nwell as its operator by using law enforcement operated drones to find them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/drones.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18032\" width=\"285\" height=\"214\"\/><figcaption> <em> Troopers from the Connecticut State Police Aviation Unit\/UAS Team prepare their drone for action. (Photo CSP)  <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you want to fully neutralize the threat from a drone,\nyou need to locate the pilot as well as the device itself,\u201d said Steve\nBlindbury, TSA\u2019s Connecticut Assistant Federal Security Director for Law\nEnforcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The test showed the team\u2019s ability to quickly find the drone\nand then guide police forces stationed on the ground to locate and order the\noperator to land the device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe know that it takes time to send out a plane or a\nhelicopter to look for a drone that is in the proximity of an airport or in a\nflight path,\u201d said Sgt. Eric Hurley, Commanding Officer of the Connecticut State\nPolice Emergency Services Unit\/Aviation Section. \u201cEven though we anticipate\nadding detection equipment to our capabilities soon, we wanted to see if we\ncould dispatch a police operated Unmanned Aviation System quick enough to\nlocate the nefarious drone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The collaboration between the National Air Guard, New Haven\nPolice Department, TSA Officers, Directors, Federal Air Marshals and the CSP\nwas instrumental in being able to quickly identify and locate an unauthorized\ndrone from the air with the use of another drone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cIt\u2019s important for\nTSA elements across the nation to develop these forward leaning relationships\nwith federal, state and local law enforcement in their Areas of\nResponsibility,\u201d said Kimberley Thompson Supervisory Air Marshal in Charge of\nLaw Enforcement Assessments Section\/Unmanned Aircraft Systems. \u201cIn an incident\ninvolving a potential threat from a UAS incursion at an airport, we are going\nto need to leverage these partnerships in order to have a well-coordinated\nexpeditious response to mitigate the threat to commercial aviation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Connecticut State Police have several future exercises\nscheduled throughout 2021, and TSA will continue to play a role in supporting a\npartner agency as they hone their UAS mitigation strategies and techniques. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transportation Security Administration (TSA) law enforcement and police departments from Connecticut, and New York recently partnered with the Connecticut State Police (CSP) to assess their ability to hunt and stop unauthorized drones from interfering with commercial aviation. 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