Posted on 12/13/2024 10:35:59 AM PST by Fish Speaker
EDWARDS AFB, Calif.— Congress wants more information from the Pentagon on what authorities and technologies it needs to protect military installations from the threat of drone incursions, as a spate of high-profile incidents spark concerns that adversaries could use drones to exploit weaknesses in US base security.
The compromise version of the fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, released on Saturday, includes several provisions aimed at improving the US military’s response to potential drone threats to its installations, including the creation of a counter-drone strategy.
In addition to the mandate for the strategy — which was originally included in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s version of the bill — it requires that the department conduct an assessment of the existing counter-UAS enterprise. The bill also calls for the department to provide recommendations for how to change existing policy to reduce the requirements that the Pentagon coordinate certain responses to drone incursions with other federal organizations.
Other language would compel the Pentagon to create and maintain a c-UAS threat library, which would include information on counter-drone solutions and catalogue all drone incursions that occur at US military installations.
“We agree that U.S. troops have the inherent right of self defense, including from UAS attacks, wherever they may be,” the explanatory statement accompanying the bill said. At the same time, the conference version of the bill did not include a Senate provision that would require the Pentagon to provide a plan to speed up the testing, demonstration and validation of technologies needed to support the strategy.
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The FAA Reauthorization Act ends Dec 20th. Probably someone’s looking for more government money.
Trump can’t start soon enough. I just think people can’t make a decision on what to do. If they are not U.S. then blow them out of the sky. They shouldn’t be there - just like the Chinese balloon fiasco.
(1/20/25) can’t get here quick enough!
Right now, the FAA has no jurisdiction over UAS, which belongs to the FBI.
(1/20/25) can’t get here quick enough!
It is the job of every federal agency to pass the buck to another federal agency who then passes the buck to another federal agency and on and on and on and on.....
Lol.
>Right now, the FAA has no jurisdiction over UAS, which belongs to the FBI.
Yeah, I heard this as a possible cause too, because they want to shut down drone usage so no one gets video of government hijinx. Imagine if one was flying during the Maui fire or the Butler assassination attempt.
No passing buck - its the law. FBI has jurisdiction.
C’mon man—the FBI will pass the buck faster than you can say “bureaucracy”.
UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS)
DoD Purpose and Operational Use
The primary purpose of the Department of Defense (DoD) domestic aviation operations are to support Homeland Defense (HD) and Defense Support of Civilian Authorities (DSCA) operations, and military training and exercises.
While manned aircraft primarily support these missions, the operational use of DoD unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), in lieu of manned aircraft may be appropriate for some domestic mission sets, when sustained endurance efforts are required; unmanned aircraft provide superior capabilities; or physical infrastructure limitations prohibit the use of manned rotary or fixed-winged aircraft.
Maybe Joe Biteme sold our airspace to the Chinese..
Maybe Joe Biteme sold our airspace to the Chinese..
Joe would do that if he had the chance!
“Maybe Joe Biteme sold our airspace to the Chinese.”
Joe would do that if he had the chance!
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