Pistol “tumbadrones” usedNIUS
The National Police of Valencia has an inhibitor pistol referred to as “tumbadrones” with which they monitor the sky over the Plaza del Ayuntamiento in Valencia through the mascletás, the place 1000’s of individuals collect on daily basis through the first 19 days of the month of March.
This machine is a part of the safety operation that the State safety forces have established through the Fallas.
The contraption consists of two completely different gadgets managed by two brokers that have to be coordinated.
Detect the drone and the situation of the pilot
On the one hand, there’s the “aeroscoop” that permits detecting the presence of any kind of drone that flies over the sq. and figuring out whether or not or not it’s licensed. It is then, when the gun “tumbadrones” comes into motion, inhibiting the frequency of the contraption. “We do it within the most secure solution to stop it from falling on the spectators and being returned to the drone pilot,” explains one of many brokers.
Meanwhile, with the “aeroscoop” the drone is recognized, its peak and the situation of the pilot of the offending drone is set. “This approach we have now time to find the place he’s and proceed to determine him.”
This is the second 12 months that the police have used this machine to ensure safety within the mascletás. Last 12 months they already detected a drone and the gun needed to intervene.
Fortunately, so removed from Fallas 2023, an incident of those traits has not been repeated. “The sky of Valencia is protected through the Fallas,” says the agent.