I think this is an interesting case. The force response here is a bit different than in non-war-zones but it's still a useful anecdote. Lasers will probably b

I think this is an interesting case. The force response here is a bit different than in non-war-zones but it's still a useful anecdote. Lasers will probably be part of the solution at some point but it's worth noting some of the drawbacks. You need the target to be above the horizon for safety obviously, so that means you need to be fairly close to it in a semi-urban environment which negates some of the nice range advantages. The other big one is any shiny flat parts of the drone could potentially reflect energy back to the ground briefly, resulting in possible eye damage to anyone within line of sight. The laser would likely be infrared so any aluminum, even unpolished, could become an effective reflector. This could be particularly problematic as people tend to instinctively look at things that burst into bright balls of flame...