Modified drone was used to launch attack on Pennsylvania electricity substation in first known targeted attack on energy infrastructure, Homeland Security says
[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] - A joint report from Homeland Security and the FBI revealed a DJI Mavic 2 drone was recovered in June 2020, with a line of copper wire tethered to it
- Its camera and internal memory card were removed, as were identifying labels
- If the wire touched the plant's high-voltage equipment, a short circuit, power failure or fire could have happened
- From 2015 to 2019, 24 US nuclear reactors and fuel storage sites suffered nearly 60 drone incursions
- Most of the incidents have been marked 'unresolved' but closed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Posted by: Skidmark 2021-11-06 |