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Unmanned Systems

Army Plans Regular Competitions For Counter-UAS Capabilities

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025

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Army Plans Regular Competitions For Counter-UAS Capabilities

Handheld Dronebuster for soldier-level defense from DZYNE. Photo: DZYNE

To stay ahead of rapidly evolving drone threats, the Army plans to host recurring competitions for the range of capabilities necessary to counter unmanned aircraft systems, the service’s air defense artillery chief said last week. The competitions will be held at least every two years “to make sure that we know and understand the capabilities out there from our industry partners, and that we continue to provide our warfighters the best capability so that we outpace that threat that's evolving,…

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