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Mingus: Army To Lead New Joint Interagency Task Force On Drones, C-UAS

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025

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Mingus: Army To Lead New Joint Interagency Task Force On Drones, C-UAS

U.S. Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James Mingus leads a discussion during Project Convergence - Capstone 4 at Camp Pendleton, Calif. on Feb. 28 (U.S. Army Photo)

The Army is working to stand up a new joint interagency task force focused on drones and counter-UAS capabilities, the service’s vice chief said on Wednesday. Gen. James Mingus, the Army vice chief of staff, said the idea for the Army to lead the effort was presented and approved recently by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, with Mingus comparing it to the task force established in the early 2000’s to rapidly address improvised explosive device (IED) threats in Iraq and Afghanistan.…

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