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Electronic Warfare Testing Demonstrating Warfighters Need Options For Drone Communications

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, July 18th, 2025

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Electronic Warfare Testing Demonstrating Warfighters Need Options For Drone Communications

Dragoon's UAS launches in Alaska. Photo: Dragoon Technology

A demonstration and evaluation last month in Alaska of different radio technologies for communication between drones and their operators showed that while some technology is successful, some promising, and some not ready for prime-time, warfighters need options for the modern battlefield, the Defense Department official overseeing the event said in an interview. Fused technology solutions could be an option, and DoD frequently “defaults” to a technology solution, but operators also need systems and technologies to experiment and train with to…

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