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Committee presses DOD on counter‑UAS gaps, Langley incursions and National Defense Areas
Summary
Senators asked services about defending installations from unmanned aircraft system incursions and about the recent creation of National Defense Areas. Witnesses described technology, legal and community‑coordination challenges and pledged to work with the committee and with FAA and other stakeholders.
Senators pressed Defense officials about growing unmanned aircraft system (UAS) threats to installations at home and abroad, and about the use of National Defense Areas (NDAs) to support operations tied to border security.
"We certainly are seeing in real time the threat they pose in combat and the new iterations of them on the battlefield," Sen. Tim Kaine said, citing incursions at Langley Air Force Base and other sites. Kaine and other senators asked what services were doing to improve detection and counter‑UAS capability…
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