Border Police Wants Bite of Burgeoning Anti-Drone Industry
The tests are part of a rapid effort by the U.S. government to develop an answer to small drones, which are increasingly being used by terror groups and drug cartels. The staggering demand — hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of funding for research, in contrast to the relatively cheap cost of small consumer drones — has already created a private economy to produce counter-drone technology for the military, involving dozens of aerospace and defense companies. In the current fiscal year, the Defense Department is looking to spend at least $404 million on research and development and ...
Source: theintercept.com
