Guard From Above claims to be the first company in the world to use birds of prey to intercept hostile drones. They’re now assisting the Dutch police force to create a fleet of police eagles that are trained to attack and snatch drones in mid-air using their strong talons. “The eagle sees the drone as its prey,” explained Sjoerd Hoogendoorn, who works for the company. “So he tries to take it to a safe location and guard it once he gets there.”

利用猛禽拦截恼人的无人机——空中保镖公司的理念可说是前无古人。目前，荷兰警方正与该公司合作，训练一群警鹰。这群“空中奇兵”将以利爪，猎捕横行半空的无人机。空中保镖职员舍尔德•胡根道解释道：“这些警鹰视无人机为猎物，一旦捕获，就会飞到安全的地方，将其保护起来。”

The practicality of the idea is currently being tested – it’ll be a couple of months before they decide if it’s the best solution or not. Eagles are highly skilled at mid-air intercepts, so there isn’t much risk of the drone going out of control or falling on people. But with larger drones the safety of the birds could be a concern – their legs or talons might suffer some damage from large carbon fiber parts. To solve this problem, the company is also working on a protection system for the birds.

眼下，此方案仍处试验期。老鹰能否成为对付无人机的利器，数月之后方可见分晓。当然，老鹰是空中的捕猎高手，因此无需担心无人机失控或是砸伤人群。不过，大型无人机却有可能伤害老鹰，无人机上的大块碳素纤维零件可能会刮伤鹰腿或鹰爪。空中保镖正着眼开发一套护具，以解决以上问题。

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