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Unmanned Systems

Pentagon Standing Up New Counter-UAS Office Outside D.C.

By Vivienne Machi

Tuesday, January 14th, 2020

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Pentagon Standing Up New Counter-UAS Office Outside D.C.

Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment speaks with reporters Jan. 14, 2020. Photo: GW Project for Media & National Security.

The Defense Department is opening a new storefront near the Pentagon with dozens of personnel dedicated to counter-unmanned aerial systems (UAS) technologies, the department’s chief acquisition leader said Jan. 14. The new office in Crystal City, an area of Arlington, Virginia, will be led by an Army two-star general and has the goal of examining existing counter-UAS systems, eventually identifying a handful of solutions for the warfighter, said Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen Lord. “We are just…

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