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Unmanned Systems

FAAD C2 Basis for DoD C-sUAS Effort

Kelsey Reichmann

Friday, January 8th, 2021

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FAAD C2 Basis for DoD C-sUAS Effort

Northrop Grumman's FAAD C2

The Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control (FAAD C2) system will be the basis for the Department of Defense’s (DoD) joint counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) effort, Army Maj. Gen. Sean Gainey, Joint C-sUAS Office (JCO) director, said during a Jan. 8 webinar hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). The Department of Defense (DoD) released its counter small unmanned aircraft systems (C-sUAS) strategy on Jan. 7 focusing on open systems architecture and interoperability to counter…

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