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Senators press nominee on counter-drone authority and potential ATEC workforce cuts affecting electronic-warfare testing
Summary
Senators raised concerns about possible cuts to the Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) workforce and the effect on electronic warfare and counter-small-UAS capabilities. Nominee pledged to gather data and advise the secretary before decisions.
Senators raised pointed questions about counter-small-unmanned-aircraft systems (counter-sUAS), electronic-warfare testing and potential reductions at the Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.
Senator Kelly told the nominee to be vigilant about any reduction in ATEC’s specialized civilian workforce, citing the Arctic and Tropic Regions Test Centers, the Yuma Test Center and the electronic proving ground at Fort Huachuca as assets whose loss would be “hard to reverse.” Kelly said ATEC “provides critical test and evaluation capabilities to the…
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