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Army Corps Assessing Sensors, Software, C2 For C-UAS In Latest Scarlet Dragon Innovation Event

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Army Corps Assessing Sensors, Software, C2 For C-UAS In Latest Scarlet Dragon Innovation Event
A drone swarm returns from a mission during the XVIII Airborne Corps’ Scarlet Dragon 26-3 at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 15, 2026. Scarlet Dragon used coordinated swarms of up to 100 drones to stress sensor networks, software and air defense crews. Flying realistic aerial threat profiles helped the corps evaluate its ability to detect, track and respond to dense unmanned aircraft system threats. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Iliana Lopez)

FORT BRAGG, N.C.—The Army XVIII Airborne Corps’ latest experimentation event in the series of exercises known as Scarlet Dragon that integrates a complex network of sensors, technologies and command-and-control capabilities to compress kill chains is underway here, with a specific focus on detecting threats from drones at several echelons, key participants said this week. The various sensors, C2 systems and algorithms being used at Scarlet Dragon 26.3 are being used to improve the “air picture” that a commander would use…

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