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SOFWERX To Host Counter-Drone Demo

By Marc Selinger

Tuesday, December 5th, 2017

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SOFWERX To Host Counter-Drone Demo

The DroneDefender counter-UAS being operated by a U.S. soldier. Photo: Battelle

SOFWERX, a Florida-based experimentation hub created by the nonprofit Doolittle Institute and U.S. Special Operations Command, plans to host a series of demonstrations next year to assess technology that industry has developed to counter small unmanned aircraft systems.SOFWERX intends to kick off the effort with a technology exposition from Jan. 29 to Feb. 1 in Tampa. That event will be followed by an outdoor demonstration sometime in March or April at a to-be-determined location.Top performers will then compete for more…

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