US Army solidifies requirements to counter small drones | Defense News

Overcoming the threat of drone swarms have changed. The US Army is now calling on new technology to test available defense capabilities, pre-emptive, and long term. The Pentagon has responded and, in late September, approved a set of requirements to help counter small drones, laying a path for how the industry can develop technology to plug into a single command-and-control system. This project would be followed by developing and fielding a long-term system that will easily swap out old capabilities.

Source: https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/ausa/2020/10/12/us-army-solidifies-requirements-to-counter-small-drones/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2010.13.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief