The version of the fiscal year 2019 defense policy bill passed by the House Armed Services Committee last week includes a provision that would require the Defense Department to provide information on its efforts to protect Army maneuver forces from low-cost unmanned aircraft systems. Offered as an amendment by Rep. Steve Russell (R-OK) , the language characterizes ongoing maneuver short-range air defense efforts as focused on combating threats from rotorcraft, fixed-wing platforms and medium-to-large UASs rather than the smaller systems...
