The Defense Threat Reduction Agency is seeking to immediately triple funding for a project that aims to defeat an unmanned aircraft -- including small drones -- that could be armed with chemical, biological or nuclear materials, an objective Defense Secretary Jim Mattis wants fielded by December. On July 11, Pentagon Comptroller David Norquist sent Congress a $4.3 billion omnibus reprogramming request that would shift an additional $20 million into DTRA's applied research projects account focused on countering weapons of mass...
