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- The Pentagon Needs You to Help Them Take Down Small Drones http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2016/08/pentagon-needs-you-help-them-take-down-small-drones/130727/ 2 comments
- Need to take down a drone? A munitions company offers firepower http://www.cnet.com/news/company-markets-anti-drone-munitions/ 5 comments nottheonion
- Texas Republican Gohmert suggests voters need 'at Least 50 Rounds' in magazines to take out drones http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/david/gohmert-suggests-voters-need-least-50-rounds 7 comments nottheonion
- The US Navy successfully takes down a drone with all-electric laser for the first time | The high energy weapon system needs only electricity to run. https://interestingengineering.com/us-navy-drone-electric-laser 85 comments technology
- The US Navy successfully takes down a drone with all-electric laser for the first time | The high energy weapon system needs only electricity to run. https://interestingengineering.com/us-navy-drone-electric-laser 5 comments military
- Hydrogen power takes drones to the next level. Most drones run on electric batteries and can stay aloft no more than about 45 minutes when carrying just a few kilograms. The more they carry, the sooner they need to return to base to recharge. HevenDrones’ answer: hydrogen https://www.israel21c.org/hydrogen-power-takes-drones-to-the-next-level/?h22= 53 comments energy
- Obama Finally Opens Up About Massive Drone War-"I think what the American people need to know is the seriousness with which we take both the responsibility to keep them safe, but also the seriousness with which we take the need for us to abide by our traditions of rule of law - and due process." http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-finally-gets-personal-on-the-subject-of-drones-2012-9 3 comments politics