What Happened
Department Of Defense Accelerates Counter Drone Capabilities
The US Department of Defense has issued a memorandum to accelerate the employment of counter-uncrewed aerial systems (C-UAS) across the department. The move aims to eliminate unnecessary barriers that delay C-UAS capabilities for forces, installations, and assets. According to the DoD, approvals required to connect, transmit, operate, and train with advanced C-UAS technology are too often trapped in slow, sequential, and stovepiped processes. The memorandum targets four barriers that have delayed fielding of C-UAS capabilities, including authorities to operate, spectrum certification, weapons safety, and legal reviews. This development was first reported by Unmanned Airspace.