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Awesome! Eagles Are Being Trained To Attack Drones

Steven
First Posted: May 15, 2016 11:58 AM EDT

TomoNews US reported,Police in the Netherlands are tackling a high-tech problem with a low-tech solution: training eagles to take down drones.A video released by police shows the majestic birds of prey learning to combat potential scourges of the sky, according to a report by DutchNews.nl, citing Dutch public broadcaster NOS.
Although still in the testing phase, police said this new flying squad could be used to neutralize drones flown by criminals or terrorists.

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