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JCO Chief Says Counter-Drone Training His Toughest Challenge

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JCO Chief Says Counter-Drone Training His Toughest Challenge
Maj. Gen. Sean Gainey, director, Joint C-UAS Office and director, Fires in the G3/5/7, HQ Department of the Army, presented Cpl. Nick Gautier, & Staff Sgt. Aaron Hensley with challenge coins in recognition of their outstanding performance while deployed in support of short-range air defense operations with the 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment in southeast Poland. Jan. 10, 2023. Photo: Maj. Robert Fellingham

Developing training around counter-drone systems and capabilities has proven to be the “most challenging” role of the relatively new Defense Department joint office that is overseeing the development of capabilities to detect, track, identify and defeat small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS), the head of the office said this week. The Joint Counter-sUAS Office (JCO) has three main roles including developing, testing, and evaluating counter-drone systems, framing joint doctrine, and training, Maj. Gen. Sean Gainey said on Tuesday at the annual…

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