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Senate Authorizers Want DoD to Lay Out C-UAS Strategy

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Senate Authorizers Want DoD to Lay Out C-UAS Strategy
A U.S. Air Force security forces installation patrolman uses a Dronebuster to incapacitate a small Unmanned Aerial System during a C-sUAS training at an undisclosed location within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility on Jan. 2. The Air Force said that the Dronebuster is "a handheld non-kinetic mitigation device that can detect groups of one to five UAS and jam signal between drone and controller." (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) wants the Pentagon to lay out a counter unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) strategy and to establish a counter UAS (c-UAS) task force. SASC would mandate the Pentagon develop a strategy "for countering drone technologies, referring drone offenses for investigation and prosecution, and assessing resources or authorities necessary for drone incursion response," according to a summary of the committee's version of the fiscal 2025 defense authorization bill. The Senate defense authorizers also advise the DoD…

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