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Unmanned Systems

CACI’s SkyValor Counter-Drone System Validated For Operational Use By JIATF-401

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, June 8th, 2026

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CACI’s SkyValor Counter-Drone System Validated For Operational Use By JIATF-401

Counter-drone system supplied by CACI International. Photo: CACI International

The Pentagon’s counter-drone task force on Sunday said CACI International’s [CACI] SkyValor counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) that uses non-kinetic means to defeat drone threats has been validated for operational use following an evaluation at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. The multi-sensor and effector detection, tracking, identification and mitigation system is validated for use as part of a layered approach to C-UAS across the joint force to meet warfighters’ needs, a Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF)-401 spokesperson told Defense Daily…

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