DHS looks to put funds toward FBI’s counter-drone training center

he Department of Homeland Security is continuing to explore ways to bolster its defenses against drones, according to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, who testified on Thursday before the House Appropriations Committee. 

Earlier this week, DHS leaders met with FBI Director Kash Patel, per the agency’s top official. The FBI runs a counter-UAS training center in Alabama that serves as the federal government’s primary training and certification facility for related operations. The installation has played a central role in upskilling law enforcement ahead of the FIFA World Cup. 

“We have more people asking to get into the school than he has space to do it,” Mullin told lawmakers of the training center. “We are looking for ways to partner with him to be able to put DHS funding directly to that.” 

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