In covering the recent drone sightings in New Jersey and elsewhere in the U.S., the Boston Globe notes, "The recent spate of drone sightings highlights the thorny technological questions that have surrounded unmanned aircraft since they’ve become widely available. Identifying and neutralizing drones with hostile or unknown intent can be difficult or even dangerous — particularly in civilian areas. And the challenge is only becoming more acute...MITRE is putting artificial intelligence to work on the problem. MITRE‘s CARPE Dronvm uses an AI program to analyze video of flying objects, captured by security cameras, or smartphones equipped with GPS. Such videos can help confirm the location and heading of the flying object, and then the system’s AI tries to figure out whether it’s really a drone or a plane."
“The technology allows every person to be a drone sensor to guard against aerial threats,” said Keoki Jackson, general manager of MITRE National Security. Soldiers, police, and even civilians could help track the drones just by uploading a few seconds of video. Or they could prove that those bright lights are just a student pilot in a Cessna.