I hope someone shares the best tactics for defeating these things. We will all need to know soon enough.

UAVs typically fall into one of six functional categories (although multi-role airframe platforms are becoming more prevalent):

Target and decoy – providing ground and aerial gunnery a target that simulates an enemy aircraft or missile
Reconnaissance – providing battlefield intelligence
Combat – providing attack capability for high-risk missions (see Unmanned combat air vehicle)
Logistics – UAVs specifically designed for cargo and logistics operation
Research and development – used to further develop UAV technologies to be integrated into field deployed UAV aircraft
Civil and Commercial UAVs – UAVs specifically designed for civil and commercial applications

Schiebel S-100 fitted with a Lightweight Multirole Missile

They can also be categorised in terms of range/altitude and the following has been advanced as relevant at such industry events as ParcAberporth Unmanned Systems forum:

Handheld 2,000 ft (600 m) altitude, about 2 km range
Close 5,000 ft (1,500 m) altitude, up to 10 km range

NATO type 10,000 ft (3,000 m) altitude, up to 50 km range
Tactical 18,000 ft (5,500 m) altitude, about 160 km range
MALE (medium altitude, long endurance) up to 30,000 ft (9,000 m) and range over 200 km
HALE (high altitude, long endurance) over 30,000 ft (9,100 m) and indefinite range
HYPERSONIC high-speed, supersonic (Mach 1–5) or hypersonic (Mach 5+) 50,000 ft (15,200 m) or suborbital altitude, range over 200 km
ORBITAL low earth orbit (Mach 25+)
CIS Lunar Earth-Moon transfer
CACGS Computer Assisted Carrier Guidance System for UAVs

are you trying to tell me you're going to shoot a drone out of the sky that's 10,000ft+ or higher?

NO NO NO!!!!! See this is why we are screwed because of stuff like this!. Ok, I understand this is consumer product their testing however, this is homegrown domestic terrorism against the government. Alex Jones of all idiots out there is telling YOU how to shoot down a govermnent property. HELLO, this is why all these bills and laws are being pass now. Don't sit in your chair cheering this stuff on..we need to be say..oh no, now he's gone and done it!

This is absolutely UNACCEPTABLE in my opinion. When more SHTF acticles are being put out like this, people will be getting the use of the idea to think this sort of behavior is acceptable.

I don't like this one bit. Its almost as if Alex is a freaking setup and he wants more people to follow this(him). Ever wonder why "they" haven't kill him yet?

Tanks are machines, that are controlled by humans. Drones are machines CONTROLLED by humans.
Just thought I would point that out.

Originally posted by sylent6
this is homegrown domestic terrorism against the government.

thats what a rebellion/ revolt or civil war is essentially, and mandatory if necessary.
if the government has no respect for the liberty of it's citizens, what do you expect them to do?

of course the government would use that type of language,
look at Assad in Syria, those pesky armed gangs and terrorists..

for now I agree, they are the government and we should respect the law.
but the moment they overstep their bounds with no way to change it, we the people MUST respond.
or the continous depletion of freedoms will continue unabated and at a stronger pace..

I think drones have missiles,,dont shoot at em..

Hmmmm I wonder ....

If I can bring one down , how much do you think China will pay to buy it off me ?

And who knows, Iran might even make a move about me

This is all propaganda to start martial law on citizens.
these drones are nothing more than bait and trap

1: Make threat with drones on america soil

2: make radio host show how to shoot drones down

3: Numb nuts shoots down drone

4: party dance ontop of drone like you are in the middle east creating a uprise against government

5: insert militia

6: martial law

goose hunting a drone. he,he,he. Even a real live goose will laugh at you at a certain altitude. he,he,he. People are soo ignrtnt. he,he,he.