Defense Digital Service touts rapid response capability in taking on counter-drone program

By Justin Doubleday / February 13, 2020 at 10:42 AM
The Defense Digital Service is taking over "Rogue Squadron," a counter-unmanned aerial system project initiated by the Defense Innovation Unit, to give the Defense Department a "same day" capability to begin responding to emerging small drone threats, according to DDS Director Brett Goldstein. DOD announced the project's transition in a news release this week. In an email to Inside Defense, Goldstein said DDS taking over Rogue Squadron fills "a gap to provide the department with immediate technological capabilities for...

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