New Drone Defense
There are a variety of ways that are being created to take down drones. There is the Tokyo police interceptor drone and Michigan Tech's "Robotic Falcon" to start off, along with using the radio waves and even the idea to use live birds. What do all of these defenses have in common? Well, they all are areal combat (attack in the air) opposed to ground combat.
This new way to take down drones created by English engineers will not be based off of areal combat and bring down the drone in one piece. It is called to SkyWall 100 and it shoots projectiles from the ground at the drone. It launches nets with a parachute attached at the drone that can cover a football field. The launcher fires by using a smart scope that tells to were exactly to aim and fire. It weighs 22 pounds and is fired from your shoulder (sits on shoulder). It is expected to be available by the end of the year. 
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