Breaking Defense
WASHINGTON — Pentagon officials are crafting a plan to expand the United States’s missile defense system under the “Iron Dome for America” initiative, and grappling with whether new tech to down aerial drones should also be included, according to a two-star Army general.
“There’s talk about does that involve counter-UAS [unmanned aerial systems] or will counter-UAS be established [separately],” Maj. Gen. David Stewart told Breaking Defense earlier this month.
Stewart — dual hatted as the director for the Joint Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office and Army fires — said he and his team are working with Pentagon leaders and other agencies to determine just what route to take.
