DOD event challenges industry to down largest drone swarms to date - July 25, 2024
- Core Insights Advisory Services
- Jul 24, 2024
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July 25, 2024
The joint office established to find solutions to countering air drone systems sought to challenge industry with large barrages of drone attacks during a demonstration in the Arizona desert last month.
“Although I can’t discuss at this time, the actual results of the demo, what I can say is the selected vendors did show increased maturity and awareness of the threat environment that U.S. allies are facing,” Col. Michael Parent, chief of the Joint Counter-small unmanned aircraft systems Office’s acquisition and resources division, told reporters in a recent briefing. “It was a very successful demonstration informing the U.S. and our allies what capabilities exist out there in a very challenging profile.”
Source and full article: https://www.militarytimes.com/land/2024/07/25/dod-event-challenges-industry-to-down-largest-drone-swarms-to-date/