Marines evaluate deployment of non-lethal weapons from UAVs

The U.S. Marine Corps has been experimenting with the idea of using small unmanned aerial vehicles to deploy non-lethal weapons. The service said ExDrone, or Expendable Drone, UAVs dropped pepper spray, anti-tire spikes and whistles - all items that might be used "to disrupt the opposition if deadly...

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