‘DroneGun’ takes down rogue aircraft from over a mile away

With the boon in drone sales, the likelihood that they’ll be used to commit criminal acts rises. ISIS has even begun using them to shuttle explosive devices around war-torn Iraq. There’s no shortage of devices built to take down drones. But current technology requires the gadget to be in close range of the flying object — or to buy and train an eagle. Extending the range of anti-drone devices keeps the operator out of the blast radius should a rogue quadcopter be carrying explosives. DroneGun, a handheld anti-drone device, has a range of 1.2 miles. It also looks like an…
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