How are drones changing war? Companies are now pitching new shotguns, rifle kits, and ammo as last-resort drone killers.

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A man wearing camouflage carries a riffle with an attachment for counter drones. The background is a leafy green forest.
The counter-drone fight involves a layered system of electronic warfare systems, signal jamming, and kinetic weapons.

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The US military is sending counter-drone systems to New Jersey bases. Here's how the Dronebuster works.

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A US Army soldier uses a Dronebuster to neutralize an enemy drone during a training exercise in Indiana in February 2024.
A US Army soldier uses a Dronebuster to neutralize an enemy drone during a training exercise in Indiana in February 2024.

US Army photo by Spc. Jonathan D. Vitale

Up-and-coming companies race to develop drone defenses that militaries and multinational corporations may now need

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A Ukrainian Volunteer Army member hurls a surveillance drone into the air.
There's a growing market for defenses to the drones that are rapidly evolving in conflicts like Ukraine.

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US Marine Corps urgently modernizes its counter-drone capabilities to keep pace with Russia and China

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US Marines search for nearby unmanned aerial system threats
US Marines search for nearby unmanned aerial system threats using a Light-Marine Air Defense Integrated System aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer.

US Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms

Israel's military has tools to take down Hamas' new drone arsenal, but actually using them may not be easy

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Hamas drone Gaza
A drone used by Hamas hovers over a rally in Gaza City in March 2014.

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Ukrainians with cellphones and machine guns are forcing Russia to change how it launches its drone attacks

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Ukraine national guard soldiers troops anti-aircraft
Anti-aircraft gunners with an air-defense unit of Ukraine's National Guard on a combat mission in August.

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Russia's military has been preparing for a drone-filled battlefield, and even its cooks are being trained to shoot them down

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Russian army cook Vostok
A Russian army chef with officers at the Vostok 2018 exercise in Russia's Far East in September 2018.

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