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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jospeh Howell, left, and Sgt. Tuan Nguyen, low altitude air defense gunners with Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems Detachment, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Central Command, mount a sensor onto a Marine air defense integrated system vehicle in Southwest Asia, April 22, 2019. 2nd LAAD Battalion provides the SPMAGTF-CR-CC with close-in, low altitude, surface-to-air weapons fires in defense of forward combat areas, vital areas, and installations in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, working with partner forces to defeat Daesh. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alina Thackray)
Air, Cyber, Military

2025 Proved the Case for Drone Defense

By Sebastien Roblin

As mass-produced strike and FPV drones reshape battlefields from Ukraine to the Red Sea, the United States is scrambling to…

The Instrumentation Division’s Ruben Hernandez (front) and Jaime Coronado (back) are Yuma Test Center’s certified drone operators within the Engineering Support Branch. Yuma Test Center is now using the Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems to collect a bird’s eye view of ground combat test activities in real-time.
Air, FAA

FAA Designates Two New UAS Test Sites in Oklahoma and Indiana

By Inside Unmanned Systems

The Federal Aviation Administration has approved two new designated test sites for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), expanding its national network…

Fort Sill JCU's innovation is saving the government millions - one 3D printed target drone at a time. The university has printed close to 15 different types of drones, including this one.
Air, Business News, Cyber, Military

FCC Carves Out Blue UAS and ‘Buy American’ Drones from Foreign Drone Ban

By Inside Unmanned Systems

Two weeks after moving to block new approvals of foreign-made drones and critical components, the Federal Communications Commission has issued…