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Drone Sighting At Air Force Bomber Base Shows Need For Defenses, General Says

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Drone Sighting At Air Force Bomber Base Shows Need For Defenses, General Says
Northrop Grumman's B-2 bomber. Photo: Air Force.

A recent drone sighting at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri underscores the need for the Air Force to continue developing systems to counter unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that trespass on its installations, according to a four-star general.“That got real to us not too long ago with Whiteman,” said Gen. Robin Rand, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command. “It’s not just down range over in the combat zones.”Whiteman is home to the B-2 stealth bomber fleet and is supposed…

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