From fighting tanks in World War I to defeating improvised explosive devices in the Middle East, Soldiers on the battlefield have been forced to adapt and develop innovative countermeasures to emerging threat technologies.
On today’s battlefield, one such emerging technology comes in the form of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), which the DOD defines as Groups 1-3, weighing less than 1,320 pounds and traveling at speeds less than 250 knots. Speed is needed to counter the small UAS threat with affordable and scalable kinetic options.
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Source: U.S. Army
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