Watch: Soldiers train on new zapper tech to shoot down enemy drones

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The Army has released video showing soldiers training to shoot down enemy drones amid the growing use of exploding aerial vehicles by the Islamic State.

In the video, soldiers with 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment capture an “enemy” drone during the Army Warfighter Assessment 17-1 exercise at Fort Bliss, New Mexico, on Sunday. At one point, a soldier aims a DroneDefender, manufactured by Battelle, at a small drone in order to bring it down.

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