Following reports of unauthorised drones in the airspace above Riga International Airport last week, Latvia’s Ministry of Transport says it will improve the Civil Aviation Agency’s and other institutions’ ability to respond to drone incidents.
Latvian news agency LETA reported Director of the Aviation Department of the Ministry of Transport, Artūrs Kokars as saying that Riga airport would procure a drone detection system that would help identify and follow unauthorised drones in real-time, as well as respond to illegal drone use.
The Ministry of Transport will also invite the Ministry of the Interior to enhance the police presence at Riga airport and ensure immediate response capabilities and countermeasures, Kokars told LETA.
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