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U.S. Fielding Counter-Drone Technologies In Iraq To Address ISIS Drone Threat

U.S. Fielding Counter-Drone Technologies In Iraq To Address ISIS Drone Threat
DARPA selected Northrop Grumman Corporation as a Phase 1 Swarm Systems Integrator for the Agency’s OFFSET program

The U.S. military is sending new technologies to Iraq in response to an increase in the use of commercially available unmanned aerial vehicles by Islamic State (ISIS) militants.Col. John Dorrian, a spokesman for Operation inherent Resolve, confirmed on Wednesday reports that ISIS has modified commercial-off-the-shelf drone designs to deliver airborne improvised explosive devices.“It's a threat that's not new to the area,” Dorrian told reporters via video conference from Baghdad. “This happens fairly commonly with regard to surveillance.  My predecessor acknowledged…

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