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- An Australian-made anti-drone gun called the Slinger is heading to Ukraine.
- At around $1,000 a shot, it is meant to make shooting down Russian drones vastly cheaper.
- Russia has ramped up drone production for its barrages of Ukrainian infrastructure.
An Australian defense company has developed a new weapon dubbed the "drone killer" that could help Ukraine face Russia's suicide drone barrages at a low cost.
The lightweight Slinger 30mm cannon can take down drones at a distance of nearly half a mile away, according to its maker, Electro Optic Systems.