Yes, I too find myself rather in the Scott Manley camp when it comes to the cause of this particular incident in believing it was likely to be part of a weather balloon that collided with the windshield.
Of course you raise a perfectly valid...
You would be more likely to see them using RID to grab the pilots on the ground and have them safely return the drone to the landing space.
It sounds impressive for a politician to announce that drones will be shot down, but that's not going to...