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Crowds of protesters could soon come under attack from riot control drones outfitted with paintball guns, strobe lights, and speakers. The Skunk Riot Control Copter, built by South African company Desert Wolf, has a suite of cameras and four paintball guns strapped to its chassis to help its operators monitor and control unruly crowds. The guns can fire ammunition from four different hoppers, meaning the drone operators can shoot protesters with dye markers, solid plastic pellets, or small capsules of pepper spray. These operators will be monitored on duty by camera and microphone, an activity that Hennie Kieser, Desert Wolfs director, says will ensure they arent too aggressive. The four mounted paintball guns can use pepper spray ammunition