Birds Of Prey To "Kill" Illegal Drones

Eagles Are Being Trained to Take Out Illegal Drones (+Video)

A bird of prey might prove to be the most effective way to intercept dangerous UAVs

Matt Brian | Feburary 1, 2016

Forget anti-drone drones, one of nature's most majestic hunters may soon play a valuable role in taking down dangerous UAVs. As part of a new trial, the Dutch National Police force has begun training eagles to intercept troublesome drones during an emergency, when another capture device might put people below at risk.

Source: http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/aerial-robots/dutch-police-training-eagles-to-take-down-drones

<more at http://www.engadget.com/2016/02/01/eagles-vs-drones/; related links: http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/aerial-robots/dutch-police-training-eagles-to-take-down-drones (+Video) (Dutch Police Training Eagles to Take Down Drones. February 1, 2016) and https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/02/01/trained-eagle-destroys-drone-in-dutch-police-video/ (+Video) (Watch this trained eagle destroy a drone in a Dutch police video. February 2, 2016)>