Aug
26
2010

Air Force Uses Falcons To Protect Falcons

coondoggie writes “Birds and high-performance jet aircraft don’t mix. So at a base in Germany, the Air Force is fighting birds with birds — specifically trained falcons that patrol the base and help eliminate at least some of the feathered threat to the F-16 Fighting Falcons and other aircraft.”

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