Eagles could be used to take down "hostile drones" in London after Dutch trial
London's Metropolitan Police force is considering using trained eagles to grab drones from the sky following a rise in unmanned aircraft crime (+ movie).
Dutch company Guard from Above has trained the birds of prey to view a drone as a potential meal in response to growing concern about "hostile drones".
Billed as "a low tech solution for a high tech problem" the eagles have already been used in the Netherlands to catch drones of different sizes in mid-air by grabbing the middle of the aircraft.
London's Metropolitan Police (the Met) has now expressed an interest in trialling the eagles in the UK capital, amid growing concerns about drones being used to infiltrate prisons and intercept aeroplanes.