The Military’s New Challenge: Defeating Cheap Hobbyist Drones
January 5, 2022
The U.S. is racing to combat an ostensibly modest foe: hobbyist drones that cost a few hundred dollars and can be rigged with explosives.
Emerging solutions resemble the stuff of science fiction, from laser zappers to microwave blasters.
Small, cheap drones are the most-concerning new tactical threat to face the U.S. military since the rise of improvised explosive devices in Iraq some 15 years ago, according to the head of U.S. Central Command, Marine General
Kenneth McKenzie.
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