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Air Force Seeking Authority To Counter Drones At U.S. Bases

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Air Force Seeking Authority To Counter Drones At U.S. Bases
An Air Force F-22 Raptor. Photo: Air Force.

The U.S. Air Force is seeking authority to use anti-drone equipment to defend against small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that accidentally or intentionally fly onto its homeland bases, according to the head of Air Combat Command (ACC).Gen. James "Mike" Holmes said July 11 that the need to field such technology was underscored last week when an F-22 Raptor pilot reported seeing a small UAS “flash by” his fighter while he was landing. The Air Force suspects the UAS was flown by…

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