DOD requests $12M in funding shift to purchase C-UAS

By Sara Sirota / April 24, 2019 at 3:17 PM
The Air Force is seeking congressional approval for a $12 million reprogramming to purchase counter-small unmanned aerial systems. The C-UASs would be used for physical security of "priority sites," according to an April 17 reprogramming request obtained by Inside Defense . Further information is classified, the document states. Steve Wert, the Air Force’s digital program executive officer, said in December that three bases received basic C-UAS capabilities in the fall. He also said he has a team assessing joint urgent...

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