by, Kelsey D. Atherton, Popular Science
The Korean demilitarized zone is an artifact of the Korean War, a heavily defended two-and-a-half-mile-wide static front line for a war that never officially ended. But technology has not remained static over the half-century since the end of the fighting, and now South Korea is researching new ways to counter North Korean drones. One of their answers: Nets.
Drones fighting drones is an idea that’s seen a recent surge in popularity, as governments and security agencies figure out how exactly to stop the small flying machines. One idea is Rapere, which would use a fast interceptor drone to drop wires on hostile quadcoptor rotors. In France, Malou Tech is developing two types of anti-drone drones: one is small kamikaze quadcopter that disables enemy drones by crashing into them; the other is a larger, net-carrying drone