The U.S. military is facing new threats from the proliferation of drones both domestically and abroad, and it is quickly trying to come up with defensive capabilities to stay ahead of the rapidly emerging drone technology advancements.
“There’s no one solid answer from a system standpoint that’s able to handle the spectrum of threats that are out there,” Jason Mayes, a counter-drone division operations planner for the Northern American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, said Thursday. “Just the threat picture as a whole, we’re starting to see the technology evolve at a very rapid pace.”
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