On Saturday, more than 40 drones participating in professional light shows fell from the sky after GPS signals used in Hong Kong were blocked. The incident caused about 1 million Hong Kong dollars ($ 127,500) and is currently under criminal investigation.
Sky Magic used a series of customized shows for indoor and outdoor lighting shows to confirm the incident, but declined to discuss what happened because the investigation is still ongoing. The company, which has offices in the UK and Singapore, said it would provide more information after the investigation is completed.
According to Asian media reports, the drone was part of a 100 drone show that was cancelled after third-party intervention. The show is held in conjunction with the annual Hong Kong Food and Wine Festival. The planned seven-minute show features 100 rotorcraft with LED lights that mark the tenth anniversary of the festival by forming the outline of a birthday cake and the number 10.
The drone jammer disappeared during a show on Saturday, October 27. The show has been completed on Thursday and Friday.The organization said in a press release: “After an initial inspection, the GPS signal from the drone was interfered by a third party, and the commission immediately reported the problem to the police.”
“These professional drones have adopted technology that will allow them to take off again,” said Anthony Liu, executive director of the Hong Kong Tourism Board of the Morning Post, but the signal was so strong. So many looks. ”
Liu said preliminary police investigations ruled out the possibility of the machine being hacked.”They (the police) worked with us, our salespeople all night, and investigated various possibilities, and concluded that it had nothing to do with hacking.” Liu “This is because someone has a GPS jammer.”