USAF wants authority to down drones after F-22 near miss

TAke them down. At military or commercial airports. When the owner calls to complain, bring him in for a little chat about operating a radio controlled aircraft in restricted airspace.
 
These drones are out of control and potentially dangerous.
It would be very difficult to track and license them.
Kind of like weapons, which drones can be and are used by us in the ME.
That box has been opened and it's going to be an uphill battle trying to control them.
I wouldn't be surprised if in the near future we have THADDS/type weaponry at every airport specifically designed to take out drones.
In the interim, we may have to hire snipers to take them out as I don't believe our present radar technology is capable of painting such a small target.
Just my 2 cents.
 
Small drone 'shot with Patriot missile'

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"That quadcopter that cost 200 bucks from Amazon.com did not stand a chance against a Patriot," he said.

Patriots are radar-targeted weapons more commonly used to shoot down enemy aircraft and ballistic missiles.

"Now, that worked, they got it, OK, and we love Patriot missiles," the general said.
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