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With kamikaze drones being widely used in the Ukraine war, countering unmanned aerial systems remains a weapon of concern for the U.S. Army. However, the service is not only focusing on combating aerial systems, but those on land and sea as well, officials said Oct. 14.
The problem of armed drones — also known as loitering munitions — is not going anywhere, and the Army is faced with a lot of strategic choices regarding counter-unmanned aerial systems, Maj. Gen. David Stewart, director of the counter-unmanned aircraft systems and director of fires at the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, said.
“Number one up front, I would tell you the department is moving toward [counter-unmanned systems], so that’s air, sea and land, not just the air part,” he said in a panel discussion at the Association of the United States Army’s annual meeting and exposition. “So, when we wrap our arms around that as a department, we’re really seeing that this uncrewed, unmanned threat is coming from all different areas.”
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