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Alaska Military Bases Should Have Counter-Drone Technology Used In Ukraine, Research Official Says

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, February 6th, 2025

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Alaska Military Bases Should Have Counter-Drone Technology Used In Ukraine, Research Official Says

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The threat to U.S. military bases in Alaska from drones points to the need for more testing of equipment, and for better technology, that can take-down potential threats posed by unmanned aircraft, the head of a federally-sponsored unmanned aircraft system (UAS) research center in the state told a congressional panel on Thursday. Domestic limitations on the testing of counter-UAS (C-UAS) technologies is forcing U.S. companies to test their systems in Ukraine in real world operations against Russian aggressors but more…

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