<p><b> by Anthony Falco</b></p><p>Fair warning to all drone trespassers: American military bases can, and will, shoot you down.<p>The Pentagon has given more than 130 military bases across the U.S. the right to shoot down</a> trespassing drones. Now, any commercial or privately owned drone can be taken down if considered a “threat.”</p><p>The Department of Defense said it will “track, disable or destroy” the trespassers, but other specific military-base defense measures remain classified.</p><p>This comes after another ruling</a> in April that restricted drones from flying closer than 400 feet from a domestic base, with any violators subject to “civil penalties and criminal charges.”</p><p>The Federal Aviation Administration estimates</a> that hobbyist drone use could triple by 2021, and commercial use could increase by 1,000 percent.</p></p><br /> <p>The post US Military Bases Given Authority To Shoot Down Trespassing Drones</a> appeared first on Vocativ</a>.</p>
