Southern border is a ‘sandbox’ for counter-drone tech: NORTHCOM commander
Gen. Guillot said that through JIATF 401, the US military is inviting industry partners to the border to show off their tech aimed at taking down adversary drones.
General Dynamics-led team unveils self-driving truck with microwave counter-drone tech
The Leonidas Autonomous Ground Vehicle consists of a commercial Ford F600 model truck tricked out with Kodiak’s autonomous driving software and Eprius’ high-power microwave (HPM) c-UAS platform.
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Accelerating space power through software-defined mission dominance
As space threats continue to evolve, existing satellites need new capabilities to defend and protect, even after launch.
Army awards Anduril counter-drone task order as first in new $20B ‘contract vehicle’
"We got a lot of messages over the weekend, like, ‘Oh, you made $20 billion.’ There's no money attached to it, this is just a contract vehicle, but it reduces a lot of friction in things that just simply shouldn't have it," Anduril President Matthew Steckman said.
Pentagon expands counter-drone authorities beyond ‘fence line’
The new guidance also grants service secretaries the power to designate what facilities should have special protections against drone threats.
Driscoll eyes more drone intel-sharing deals with allies after US-UK agreement
The Army secretary said the “end state” of such arrangements would make the US and its allies "stronger" in a future conflict where they would have to fight together.
NDAA gives new counter-drone office veto over service programs, official says
“My interpretation of that law is that we won't let a service procure something that doesn't perform and if they want to, JIATF-401 gets to say no,” said Col. Jonathan Beha, chief of requirements for the Joint Inter-Agency Task Force.
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How drones can navigate without GPS
Absolute positioning is critical in contested and denied environments.
New Army-led task force plans to stand up digital marketplace for counter-drone tech
"We've got a wide variety of counter-UAS tools, and I actually think that we need all of them, because depending on where you are or what threat you're focused on, your requirements will be slightly different,” Brig. Gen. Matt Ross, commander of JIATF 401, said.
Report: US counter-drone defenses ‘insufficient’ as China scales up unmanned capabilities
Stacie Pettyjohn, a co-author of the new Center for New American Security study, told Breaking Defense the US should focus on three c-UAS tactics.
Task Force 401: Army to lead on countering small UAS tech, with buying power
The Army has been tapped to oversee the new shop and close up the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office it led.