“If you think it’s hard to buy a counter-UAS capability, go ask the contracting officer, ‘How do I buy three trees and have them planted?’” said Don Kelley, the Marine Corps Program Executive Officer Land Systems Ground-Based Air Defense program manager, referring to one particular unforeseen challenge to a program.
By Ashley RoqueA major overhaul is coming in software for missile warning
Space Systems Command’s FORGE program is the first, major missile-warning software modernization effort in 20 years.
Part of the Pentagon’s broader counter UAS strategy it published last year, the Marines hope to field a system by fiscal 2025.
By Justin Katz
WASHINGTON: When do laser weapons finally become real? The low-hanging fruit for a near-term application looks like it’s shooting down enemy drones before they can target US forces. Both the Army and Marines are testing vehicle-mounted “counter-UAS” (Unmanned Aerial System) lasers, while the Navy already has a bulkier model aboard the USS Ponce in the…
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
