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Senators urge faster fielding of counter‑UAS and drone capabilities; Army asks for agile authorities
Summary
Senators and Army leaders agreed on the importance of counter‑UAS and drone capabilities after lessons from Ukraine and recent regional strikes. Generals said the Army plans to spend more on counter‑UAS, experiment with “drone‑on‑drone” tactics, and seek modular open architectures and agile funding to keep pace with rapid changes.
WASHINGTON — Senators and Army leaders agreed at a Senate appropriations subcommittee hearing that counter‑UAS and related electronic‑warfare capabilities must be fielded more quickly, and that the Army needs flexible buying authorities to keep pace with rapidly changing drone technology.
Gen. Randy George told senators “you’re gonna see… that we’re gonna spend a lot more money on, specifically, on counter UAS,” and described a mix of directed energy, kinetic interceptors and drone‑on‑drone tactics the service is testing.…
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