US EditionAmid Global Tensions, U.S. Should Ensure It Has Effective Counter-Drone Defense
UNITED STATES, JUL 9 – The Pentagon must deploy counter-drone defenses at four U.S. military facilities within a year to address rising drone and electronic warfare threats, lawmakers say.
- On June 1, 2025, Ukraine covertly inserted drones hidden inside trucks and remotely launched dozens of them against Russian military airfields.
- This attack exemplifies how ongoing conflicts, including Ukraine and the Middle East, have accelerated threats from uncrewed systems to military and homeland security.
- In response, the U.S. military is developing integrated counter-drone systems like Project Flytrap, and using land-based versions of the Navy's Phalanx air defense cannon to protect forces and bases.
- A draft fiscal 2026 NDAA requires deployment of counter-drone defenses at four U.S. military-related facilities within a year to address growing drone and jamming threats.
- These efforts suggest increasing congressional concern about adapting U.S. doctrine, training, and equipment to evolving drone warfare seen globally in recent conflicts.
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Amid global tensions, U.S. should ensure it has effective counter-drone defense
U.S. Rep. Mike Flood of Norfolk recently joined 23 members of Congress in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem seeking information about the United States’ counter-drone defense capabilities.
Lawmakers Want Anti-Drone Systems at US Defense Facilities
The mandate is one of several ways the measure manifests deep congressional concerns about whether the U.S. military and American society more broadly is responding quickly and properly to advances in warfare in ongoing wars.
Army maturing counter-drone command and control architecture at Project Flytrap exercise
The Army’s science and technology hub, through its own work and collaboration with industry, is developing a command and control architecture to counter drones as well as transition static systems into vehicle-mounted capabilities to defeat threats on the move. While the organization’s counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) efforts date back several years, the work by the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Command, Control, Communica…
House panel wants anti-drone systems at US defense facilities
The draft defense authorization bill that the House Armed Services Committee plans to mark up in the coming days would require the Pentagon to set up counter-drone defenses at a handful of military-related facilities inside the United States. The mandate is one of several ways the measure manifests deep congressional concerns about whether the U.S. military and American society more broadly is responding quickly and properly to advances in warf…
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