US troops to shoot down confiscated Chinese drones for target practice
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More than 500 Chinese drones seized by Florida authorities will be used for military target practice for evaluation and training purposes.
According to Bloomberg News, US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) will shoot the machines with shotguns rather than burning them.
Quadcopter drones will be used for three days next month to train elite US troops on how to take out enemy drones.
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More than 500 Chinese drones seized by Florida authorities will be used for military target practice for evaluation and training purposes. (Associated Press)
According to the U.S. National Drone Association (USNDA) website, the Military Drone Crucible training event is scheduled for December 4-6 at Camp Blanding.
The event will feature training sessions focused on clearing a room of opposing troops and attacking an enemy convoy.
The Military Drone Crucible training event will take place December 4-6 at Camp Blanding. (Reuters)
“This will be the largest counter-drone destruction event ever held in the United States,” USNDA Administrator Nate Ecelbarger told Bloomberg News.
According to Axios, the largest drone destruction event to date occurred in September at Camp Atterbury in Indiana, when 49 drones were shot down with an electromagnetic weapon.
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US Special Operations Command will shoot down drones with shotguns. (Reuters)
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Navy SEALs, Marines and Army Rangers attended the Indiana event for training purposes.
Earlier this year, the Trump administration cut red tape to allow mass drone production to compete with Russian and Chinese drone programs.
