Is it a drone ? Is it a plane ? Nope , it ’s a check eagle hunt down an remote-controlled aery vehicle like it ’s a slow and useless animal that it require to eat for dinner .
The Dutch National Police has decided to take a rather unusual approach to capturing rogue drones . While others havetriednets , the Dutch coming is to train a bird of prey to swoop up up the outrage aircraft like it ’s quarry .
The police strength is said to be test other electronic and strong-arm solution , but aright now it ’s in the midriff of trial catamenia where eagles are coach to describe and capture lagger . The hoot seem to drag the drones — in this case , DJI phantasma — off much like they were lunch .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HifO-ebmE1s
It do some sense . Eagles are damn well at intercepting other flying tool , and the TV ( in Dutch , sorry ) certainly prove that the ability translates well to drones . Though one does wonder what might happen if the bird of Jove attempted to bring down a great drone , with feathers meeting vainglorious rotor a rather unpleasant thought .
Still , it ’s not confirmed that the proficiency will really be used in anger . We ’ll have to wait and see if eagles twist out to be more a efficient solution than nets in the longsighted run .
[ Netherlands National PoliceviaRedditviaIEEE Spectrum ]
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