Can the Pentagon Come Up With An Effective Strategy For Countering Small Drones? (From RealClearDefense)

Drones or unmanned aerial systems (UAS), particularly small ones, are proliferating on the battlefield. They also pose a growing threat to the homeland. The drones themselves and the tactics for employing them are becoming more sophisticated. Small drones require different counters than larger ones that resemble aircraft. They are harder to detect, track and engage. Over the past decade, the military has fielded lots of stop-gap solutions. Industry is working on many more, some extremely sophisticated. Now, the Pentagon is trying to bring order out of chaos. I have written more on what the Department of Defense has done and plans to do in the near future to combat the threat of small drones here.