Weaponised drone developed to counter unmanned threat

Drones have been used extensively with deadly effect in the war in Ukraine. (AP PHOTO) Drones have been used extensively with deadly effect in the war in Ukraine. (AP PHOTO) Credit: AAP BAE Systems says it’s developing a new weaponised drone, aiming to offer military customers a lower-cost option for countering unmanned aircraft that have come to dominate the battlefield in Ukraine. Britain’s BAE launched its solution to the threat from kamikaze attack drones, which explode when they hit targets, by fitting its Malloy T-150 drone with APKWS laser-guidance kit that fires 70-mm rockets, and used the combination to shoot…