The ever-increasing implementation of unmanned aerial vehicles, drones, in modern warfare has yielded an on-the-ground race to develop technologies necessary to knock them out of the sky. One Australian developer is hoping to be a staple in that market. Enter DroneGun Tactical by Drone-Shield, a remarkably large (56 inches long), yet lightweight (16 pounds), weapon that looks more akin to the offspring of an FN SCAR and an E-tool on steroids.Running off dual rechargeable lithium batteries that can operate in excess of two hours, DroneGun deploys non-kinetic jamming technology to knock out a drone's connection - and its flight - from more than two kilometers out, Asia Times first reported. But it does one better than simply destroy UAVs entirely.
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