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Drone-catching drones are at the ready for s.ecurity at PyeongChang 2018,
As host city Pyeongchang, South Korea readies itself for the 2018 Winter Olympics, public safety is a strong point of contention. Aside from the country's northern neighbor, there are threats that face any event with large concentrations of visitors. For the protection of this year's athletes and spectators, special tactical drones will be on hand to intercept other drones that could pose a risk.

Equipped with facial recognition capabilities and deployable nets, South Korean authorities will be able to quickly identify potentially problematic situations and prevent them. In December, over 400 SWAT team members in South Korea participated in training exercises to learn how to intercept bomb-carrying drones.