- US Marines have been training to handle drone attacks, using rifles, shotguns, and grenade launchers
- The simulated threats used small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS), consumer drones typically equipped with explosives, or used for recon
- The exercise aimed to build confidence in US Marines with their standard-issue weapons
When troops are in the field and facing drones without electronic countermeasures, there is only one response possible. To ensure confidence and decisiveness in combat with sUAS attacks (small Unmanned Aerial Systems), US Marines have been training in the skill of taking out a consumer-sized drone with small arms and light weapons.
