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AdvertisementThe Pentagon has released a new strategy to combat the growing threat of drones. The US military is increasingly realizing that drones are a substantial problem it's going to need an answer for. The fact sheet, which offers limited insight into the classified counter-drone strategy, sketches out five steps that the US will take to tackle the drone problem in the near, mid, and long term. The new counter-drone strategy builds upon a range of existing initiatives to not only boost US drone capabilities but also strengthen defenses. AdvertisementDespite these efforts, the Pentagon acknowledges that there's still work to be done considering the direction that drone warfare is headed.
Persons: Lloyd Austin, Defense Lloyd Austin, Jordan, PFC Gower Liu, there's Organizations: Pentagon, Defense, Department of Defense, US, PFC, Affairs, Department, US Army, Aircraft Systems Office Locations: Ukraine
The Department of Defense is working on initiatives to face the drone threat, but the US military doesn't yet appear ready to confront this ever-evolving challenge, especially on the scale seen in Ukraine. AdvertisementA US military MQ-9 Reaper drone waits for take-off at Kandahar Air Base in Afghanistan on March 9, 2018. US military leaders have repeatedly stressed there's no silver bullet to defeat small drones in battle. Shellie HallStudents there spend several weeks learning how to identify, engage, and defeat small drones. The drone threat draws certain parallels to fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, where hidden bombs posed a tremendous threat.
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