US Army Pulls Off ‘First-of-its-Kind’ Drone-on-Drone Takedown

The US Army has demonstrated a “first-of-its-kind” aerial strike: one drone taking down another mid-flight.

Using a first-person view SkyRaider quadcopter armed with a claymore mine, the service successfully destroyed a second drone during a recent test at Fort Rucker.

The armed quadcopter closed in on the target to achieve the takedown, detonating the claymore to neutralize the other unmanned aerial vehicle.

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