The Department of Defense is working on initiatives to face the drone threat, but the US military doesn't yet appear ready to confront this ever-evolving challenge, especially on the scale seen in Ukraine.
AdvertisementA US military MQ-9 Reaper drone waits for take-off at Kandahar Air Base in Afghanistan on March 9, 2018.
US military leaders have repeatedly stressed there's no silver bullet to defeat small drones in battle.
Shellie HallStudents there spend several weeks learning how to identify, engage, and defeat small drones.
The drone threat draws certain parallels to fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, where hidden bombs posed a tremendous threat.
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