Also, as others mentioned, Military drones are going to be operating at heights where they’re just a small speck in the sky. WAY outside your shotgun or most rifle ranges.
“...Military drones are going to be operating at heights where they’re just a small speck in the sky. WAY outside your shotgun or most rifle ranges.” [Svartalfiar, post 20]
The military establishment operates unmanned air vehicles over a much greater span of sizes, performance, and capabilities than citizens realize: it’s gone well beyond Global Hawk cruising above 40,000 feet.
There are now drones the same size as radio-controlled model aircraft: launched by hand, they operate daily. We will soon see drones as small as songbirds, capable of flying through storm-drain tunnels; drones no larger than dragonflies won’t be far behind.