Capture them.

However, coupled with some incredible dog fighting skills which was the hallmark of Symphonia's military, the homing missiles released by the fighters allowed them to deal much more damage than they received. Only less than 25% of the fighters were destroyed.

Because they shared a single centralized supercomputer within the Mothership, no two missiles were fired at the same target. The incredible efficiency totally demolished the wave of drones which went after the fighters. 

The surviving fighters immediately turned back and fired their energy weapons at the mass of drones still drilling at the Defensive Link Formation of the frigates. 

PEW! PEW! PEW! PEW!

The barrage by the fighters joined those released by the battlecruisers and destroyers, and continued to smash into the drones unabated. Slowly but surely, the drones began to weaken until finally, they hit a critical point and immediately dispersed.