With major events like the World Cup and the Los Angeles Olympics approaching, members of the U.S. Congress are warning about the threat of drones. CNN’s Pete Muntean gets a rare, hands-on demonstration of a system that tracks, takes control of drones and lands them safely.

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An Israeli company, Defense Solutions, has demonstrated a new technology designed to detect and neutralize unauthorized drones. The system uses antennas to identify radio signals from drones as soon as they take off, relaying information to a command center in real time. It can take control of hostile drones, including swarms, and land them safely while also identifying the operator's location. 

The technology is being considered as drones become an increasing threat to airports, infrastructure, and mass gatherings, with lawmakers calling for greater federal coordination and updated regulations. The Federal Aviation Administration has tested this and similar systems, but legal frameworks are still catching up to the new risks posed by drones. The cost of the system is in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, which its developers argue is justified given the growing threat.

New technology aims to detect possible drone attacks

You are good to go. You can launch. Copy. This is what it looks like when drones are flying where they shouldn't and are about to be taken over. This demonstration by Israeli company Defense Solutions comes as drones are taking off as a tool of war. They are a threat for airports. They are a threat for critical infrastructure. CEO Zohar Halachmi says even off-the-shelf drones can now be easily outfitted to drop grenades or carry explosives, like during the Ukrainian attack on Russian air bases in June. It is the latest concern of lawmakers on Capitol Hill, as they're calling for greater coordination from federal agencies to protect large events like the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. With minimal skill, bad actors can use these drones to launch attacks or create chaos. Potential for a coordinated drone attack on an airport, seaport, or mass gathering is a credible and growing threat. Here, defense system uses an antenna to detect radio signals emitted by drones from the moment they take off, feeding information back to a command center in real time. You essentially just create your own no-drone zone. Correct. It's a no-fly zone. First, a demonstration of a lone, unfriendly drone flying into our airspace. The system detects the drone, then with the push of a button takes control, sending the drone to land in a predetermined spot. So this is our unfriendly drone here. Next, a demonstration of multiple hostile drones in the air at one time, what's called a drone swarm. It looks like they're all coming towards us now. Once again, the system pulls the drones into its metaphorical tractor beam, setting them down in a safe zone and providing the location of the drone operator, whose controls have gone dark. The pilot has no idea that we're doing this. Defense says this is based on the science of attacking computer viruses, filtering out good and legal drone users from malicious ones. Even the Federal Aviation Administration has tried this system and similar technology from other companies during a series of tests this spring. I can assure you that government's focused on making sure that we get the technology right and we get the security right. The cost to buy this system? Hundreds of thousands of dollars or more. DFEN calls it a small price to pay to protect against a growing threat in our skies. Why not just shoot it down? Because it's really dangerous. What you would like to do is to take that in the safest and controlled way as possible. Drones are such a new threat that there is another problem. Rules and laws are struggling to keep up. Members of Congress say the federal government has limited authority to disable malicious drones, leaving what they call a glaring gap in our national preparedness. Major sports leagues are also pushing Congress to give them more authority over drones. In June, a Maryland man pled guilty to flying his drone near an NFL playoff game when he knew he shouldn't have.

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