Overview
- The Milan prosecutor asked the investigating judge on Dec. 22 to archive suspected espionage and related charges stemming from alerts near the EU’s JRC in Ispra.
- Technical teams from the Carabinieri ROS and an accredited anti‑drone company determined the detections were false positives caused by system self‑interference and a nearby home’s GSM signal amplifier.
- The JRC’s setup involved Dedrone as supplier, Lizheng Technology hardware, and Raw‑Tech software, which the vendor says requires periodic reboots to avoid misclassification.
- The system logged nine alerts between March 20 and April 14 and thirteen between April 16 and May 27, including misidentifications pointing to a ZALA 421 drone model under EU sanctions.
- No suspects were charged as investigators ruled out hostile overflights, clarified a Cadillac‑related lead as benign, and highlighted the need to strengthen anti‑drone procedures at the site near Leonardo facilities.