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How uni students beat Boeing in battle to take down drones

How uni students beat Boeing in battle to take down drones
The Toronto university students developed their drone-destruction system in a backyard using an old car speaker.
The Wall Street Journal
By Alistair MacDonald,with photography by Joel Rodriguez for The Wall Street Journal In an anti-drone technology competition this year, Boeing showcased a futuristic laser weapon that can punch a hole straight through a hostile aerial threat.The multinational – and several other defence giants – lost to four university students who knocked drones out of the sky using sound waves. The rookies’ device was developed in the backyard of one student’s parents, using an old car speaker.The students’ success in t...

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