US Sets Up Interservice Task Force to Power Up Drone Defenses

The Pentagon is standing up a joint interservice task force to speed up the development of counter-drone technology, with the army taking the lead.

The move comes amid a sharp rise in drone attacks on US forces in the Middle East and is meant to pull together scattered efforts across all services into one focused, coordinated push.

Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James Mingus compared today’s drone threat to the improvised explosive device (IED) crisis of the 2000s, which led to the creation of the Joint IED Defeat Organization. That group was known for quickly fielding mine-resistant vehicles and other gear to protect troops in tough combat zones.

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