Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), sounded the alarm on what he said was a lack of sufficient, U.S. base protection against small drones, and SASC Chairman Jack Reed (D-R.I.) noted a significant increase in drone "incursions" of U.S. base perimeters and the danger posed by last-minute detection of such unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). "Year after year, the Biden administration has declined to fund NORTHCOM’s request for the radars and sensors it…
