Born killers: French army grooms eagles to down drones


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 22 Feb 2017

A golden eagle grabs a flying drone during a military training exercise at Mont-de-Marsan French Air Force base, Southwestern France, February 10, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

MONT-DE-MARSAN, France: Faced with the risk of drones being used to snoop or carry out attacks on French soil, the air force is showing its claws. 

At Mont-de-Marsan in southwestern France a quartet of fearsome golden eagles is being trained to take out unmanned aircraft in mid-flight. 

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