Australian Defence Force looks to ‘trained eagles’ for protection against killer drones

Sky News host Caleb Bond says a headline in The Australian indicates Australian soldiers won’t be protected from killer drones for “eight years” as they look for alternative solutions, such as “trained eagles”. “The headline tomorrow says – ‘eight year wait for anti-drone solution as radical ideas take flight’,” Mr Bond said. “Defence takes its time to assess potential options, including the use of trained eagles and hawks to attack unmanned aircraft. “We’ve got all this technology in the world and we’re talking about trained hawks for heaven's sake. “If they find out a way to get an eagle to carry a rifle then we’re really sorting things out, aren’t we?”