Cardinal Conversation: Drone dilemma

RADIO IQ | By Fred Echols

Published June 2, 2025 at 4:10 AM EDT

A $5 million grant from the U. S. Army will help Virginia Tech develop better ways of preventing possible drone attacks. This kind of research is gaining importance as drones become more potent and more difficult to detect.

Tad Dickens reported on this story for Cardinal News and he spoke with Fred Echols.

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