Pentagon signs contract for AI drones that hunt down unmanned flyers and catch them with a net

The US Department of Defense may have a novel solution for intercepting rogue drones that fly too close to its bases. According to a report from Defense One, the Pentagon has signed a contract with Fortem Technologies to use its brand of'Drone Hunter' to nab unmanned aerial vehicle in midair. The drones reportedly use a mixture of AI and radar to track their targets in the sky and then swoop in near enough to shoot out a net attached to a rope that wraps it up mid-flight. While bases are allowed to use more forceful means of neutralizing enemy drones - namely shooting them out of the sky - one of the major advantages of using a Drone Hunter is that it lowers the risk of dangerous debris that might hurt bystanders in urban areas. 'Drone attacks on the nation's men and women in uniform are increasing.