JIATF 401 documents nearly two-dozen validated cUAS requirements, capability gaps, more

JIATF 401 documents nearly two-dozen validated cUAS requirements, capability gaps, more

The Pentagon's new Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF 401) is moving fast to chart a new course for counter-drone defenses after its first major exercise, Operation Clear Horizon, revealed critical gaps in how the military detects and defeats small, unmanned aircraft. The recently completed event assessed every counter UAS capability in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps inventory against the most advanced known threats, the one-sta…