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Pentagon’s Counter-Drone Task Force Seeks More Than $580 Million For R&D In 2027

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Pentagon’s Counter-Drone Task Force Seeks More Than $580 Million For R&D In 2027
Marines assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, review procedures of a counter-unmanned aircraft system aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer in the Pacific Ocean, April 3, 2026. The 11th MEU is currently in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations demonstrating the United States' long-term commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. Photo: Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nicole Stuart

The Defense Department’s office focused on speeding the development and delivery of systems and technologies to counter threats from small drones is requesting more than $580 million in research, development, test and evaluation funds in fiscal year 2027 and an unknown amount of procurement funding, according to Pentagon budget documents. The $580.3 million RDT&E request is under the advanced component development and prototypes category within the Joint Staff’s budget authority and is dramatically higher than the $6.5 million the Joint…

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