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More than 500 Chinese drones confiscated by Florida officials will be used for military target practice for evaluation and training.

Instead of torching the machines, the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) will shoot them down with shotguns, like a hunter would do to a duck, according to Bloomberg News.

The quadcopter drones will be used over the course of three days next month to train elite U.S. troops on how to take out enemy drones.

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The “Military Drone Crucible” training event will take place Dec. 4-6 at Camp Blanding, according to the U.S. National Drone Association’s (USNDA) website.

The event will feature training sessions focused on clearing a room

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