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New AFCENT Detachment to Bolster Detection of Small Drones

New AFCENT Detachment to Bolster Detection of Small Drones
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The U.S. Air Force component of Central Command--Air Forces Central (AFCENT)--has created Detachment 99 (DET 99) to spur innovation in the detection and countering of small drones, including those of Iran. "One of the gaps that I worry about is the detection gap," Air Force Lt. Gen. Alexus “Grynch” Grynkewich, the commander of 9th Air Force/AFCENT, told reporters last week at the Air & Space Force Association's annual conference at National Harbor, Md. The detection gap is "driven by a…

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