Pentagon counter-drone task force announces pilot program to get directed energy systems to 5 installations

The Pentagon’s counter-drone task force announced a new pilot program this week aimed at fielding directed energy systems for UAS defense to five military installations across the country over the next six months.

Joint Interagency Task Force 401, an Army-led entity charged with boosting the military’s counter-drone efforts, said the initiative is intended to protect infrastructure, military installations and domestic missions against unmanned aerial systems. 

Concerns over the domestic drone threat have been galvanized in recent years by technological advancements, increased UAS sightings over military bases and key infrastructure as well as their use overseas, which have wrought new tactics that make homeland defense worrisome.

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