China flight systems jammed by pig farm’s African swine fever defences | South China Morning Post
Navigation systems of planes flying over a pig farm were affected by the farmer’s efforts to prevent a drone attack by criminal gangs spreading African swine fever. Photo: AFP
- Reports of criminal gangs using drones to spread infection led to installation of jamming device
- Unauthorised equipment interfered with navigation systems of planes flying overhead
Topic | China Society
Mandy Zuo in Shanghai
Published: 5:15pm, 20 Dec, 2019
Updated: 8:01pm, 20 Dec, 2019
Navigation systems of planes flying over a pig farm were affected by the farmer’s efforts to prevent a drone attack by criminal gangs spreading African swine fever. Photo: AFP
Mandy Zuo joined the Post in 2010 and reports on China. She has covered a wide range of subjects including policy, rural issues, culture and society. She worked in Beijing before relocating to Shanghai in 2014.