Defeating Small Drones: The U.S. Army’s Next Big Challenge (From RealClearDefense)
The proliferation of armed unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), also known as drones, presents a growing threat to maneuver ground forces, headquarters, logistics and critical infrastructure. This is particularly true for the explosion in the availability of small, increasingly sophisticated UASs. While the Pentagon has invested significant resources to address the challenge posed by medium and large drones as part of its air and missile defense program, it is only beginning to deal with the growing danger of small drones, particularly to military vehicles and dismounted formations. Dedicated systems such as M-LIDS and L-MADIS will provide near-term capability until non-dedicated, distributed capabilities can be developed. I have written more about this here.
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