U.S. Northern Command says it thwarted a drone threat over a ‘strategic’ installation hours into the Iran war

Shortly after President Donald Trump initiated Operation Epic Fury against Iran on Feb. 28, forces under U.S. Northern Command used a new “Flyaway Kit” (FAK) to eliminate a drone threat at an undisclosed strategic military base, according to a top commander.

Gen. Gregory Guillot, the head of Northcom and North American Aerospace Defense Command, spotlighted that incident in a written statement he submitted to the Senate Armed Services Committee ahead of a posture hearing he testified at Thursday morning.

Although many details remain unclear about that particular FAK deployment, his comments suggest counter-small unmanned aerial system (C-sUAS) flyaway kits are emerging as a viable rapid-response option for defending domestic military installations against contemporary drone incursions.

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