• JohnDClay
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    I wonder if you could train raptors to take down drones.

    • skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.deM
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      yes you can. dutch police and probably some others trained eagles to take down drones, but project was shelved because of lack of interest

      • absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz
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        Why eagles?

        Falcons would be the logical choice, falcons take their prey in the air. Eagles however take prey from the ground.

        • anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          It would only be useful for protecting airports from morons. In a war you would have a shot exchange problem if you use highly skilled avian operators against kamikaze drones.

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      yes actually. I saw a video of training for this long before the war started. Surprised nobody has tried it yet, I assume it’s probably pretty difficult to fight actual birds with controllers and a ton of delay