French army adopts hard-kill tactics for drone threats

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A French soldier with the 2nd Marine Infantry Regiment trains with a 12-gauge shotgun during an anti-drone live-fire exercise. Photo courtesy of the 2nd Marine Infantry Regiment.

As Western armies adapt to lessons from the war in Ukraine, France’s 2nd Marine Infantry Regiment has begun training its soldiers to use shotguns against small aerial threats, including low-cost FPV drones. “In an environment of constant aerial threat, the regiment is expanding its counter-drone capabilities,” the French military unit said in a recent statement. […]

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