US EditionPentagon stands up new task force to coordinate anti-drone efforts
JIATF 401 consolidates counter-drone efforts with authority to approve $50 million per initiative, aiming to outpace rapidly growing sophisticated drone threats in U.S. airspace.
- On Thursday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll to establish Joint Interagency Task Force 401, which the memo says aims to centralize and accelerate counter-drone efforts.
- Faced with escalating drone incursions, officials describe the small unmanned aerial systems threat as growing exponentially and sophisticated, citing recent incidents at Langley Air Force Base, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Picatinny Arsenal, and bases in England.
- To accelerate capability fielding, the memo consolidates all DoD C-sUAS RDT&E under JIATF 401, subsumes Replicator 2, and grants the task force director $50,000,000 approval authority, special hiring powers, and access to federal agency liaisons with military departments providing four experts.
- The memo stresses speed over process and calls for centralization to accelerate C-sUAS work, aiming to better protect people and equipment at home and overseas, Hegseth said.
- Aligned with a presidential executive order, the move supports Department of Defense transformation and acquisition reform priorities and outlines multi-year, flexible funding via future legislation.
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Hegseth Launches Major Anti-Drone Task Force Against Growing Airspace Threat
by Wallace White at CDN - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the Army Thursday to create a new task force designed to protect American skies and troops abroad against unmanned aerial threats, amid growing concerns over vulnerability to potential drone attacks. Hegseth directed Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to create Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401), with the mission to “lead and … Click to read the rest HERE-> Hegseth Launches Maj…
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DOD Creates New Task Force To Combat Drone Threats
Pentagon streamlines counter-drone efforts, consolidates resources, and grants new authority to a dedicated joint task force to outpace evolving threats. The Department of Defense (DoD) has announced a significant reorganization of its efforts to counter small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS), commonly known as drones. In a memorandum on Thursday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth directed […] DOD Creates New Task Force To Combat Drone Threats
DOD memo on JTIAF 401
Friday, August 29, 2025In an Aug. 27, 2025 memo, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directs the Army secretary to dissolve the service's five-year-old Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) and to stand up what's coined as the Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF 401) to "better align authorities and resources to rapidly deliver Joint C-sUAS capabilities to America's warfighters." Featured: Related Documents Tags: Counter UAS
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