Army using Scarlet Dragon to shape common counter-drone architecture

Army using Scarlet Dragon to shape common counter-drone architecture

FT. BRAGG, NC -- A swarm of 100 small drones lifted off the dirt, formed diagonal lines and vanished into the sky; two AH-64 Apache helicopters circled low overhead, kicking up dust. The drones -- supplied by drone show company Verge Aero -- and the Apaches were making passes at a company node from the 18th Airborne Corps during Scarlet Dragon, a recurring drone and counter-drone air defense exercise that tests artificial intelligence and sensor…