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minus-squareskillissuerMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·2 days agoyes you can. dutch police and probably some others trained eagles to take down drones, but project was shelved because of lack of interest
minus-squareabsGeekNZ@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day agoWhy eagles? Falcons would be the logical choice, falcons take their prey in the air. Eagles however take prey from the ground.
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 day agoI daresay interest is likely rising nowadays
minus-squareanton@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 day agoIt 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.
yes you can. dutch police and probably some others trained eagles to take down drones, but project was shelved because of lack of interest
Why eagles?
Falcons would be the logical choice, falcons take their prey in the air. Eagles however take prey from the ground.
I daresay interest is likely rising nowadays
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.