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Five years ago I wrote that the spread of drones
could inspire a curious revival. For some time to come, the best countermeasure against small UAVs might be a living creature. Specifically, a bird of prey such as a falcon, which could be trained to detect and destroy such devices. I doubt that the US military is going to have the specialist job 14F–Falconer, but one can hope.
Well, the Dutch police are pretty much fulfilling this forecast, as they are now training eagles to go combat drones.
As futurists, we aren’t trying to make point predictions, but I do think that an offbeat but accurate forecast is a sign that we are doing our jobs: thinking clearly and creatively.
(Image courtesy Ken Corregan, Flickr)
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