01 October 2021
US DoD tests out five ‘cheap' counter-drone systems
by Ashley Roque
The Pentagon is on the hunt for cheaper ways to down small aerial drones and recently hosted a demonstration at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona to test out five such systems.
Over a three-week period from late August to mid-September, army officials tested out Drone Shield's DroneGun MKIII, Flex Force's Agile Small Deflection Precision Stabilized Weapon System, IXI's DroneKiller, Northrop Grumman's XM1211 30mm Proximity Round, and Smart Shooter's Smash Hopper.
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