Russian drone hunts other drones with an automatic shotgun

No, this isn't an April Fool's joke: A Russian defense contractor has patented a drone that uses a shotgun to blast other drones out of the sky. It comes from Almaz Antey, a Russian defense contractor that manufactures the S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile that caused a rift between Turkey and the US. The tail-sitting drone takes off on the spot but flies like an airplane for greater efficiency, giving it a 40-minute range while packing a fully-automatic Vepr-12 shotgun with a 10-round magazine. Read more: https://ift.tt/2ODNiGb Subscribe to Engadget on YouTube: http://engt.co/subscribe Engadget's Buyer's Guide: https://ift.tt/2COn5Sn Get More Engadget: • Like us on Facebook: https://ift.tt/1k1iCZT • Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/engadget • Follow us on Instagram: https://ift.tt/1k1iCZV • Read more: http://www.engadget.com Engadget is the original home for technology news and reviews. https://ift.tt/2Vcv299 Engadget April 01, 2019 at 01:48PM