Lawmakers push DOD to designate new ‘executive agent’ for counter-small drone oversight

Published on May 14, 2024

Lawmakers on the House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee want Pentagon leadership to designate a new go-to senior official to oversee, review and advance all the military’s pursuits to counter emerging and intensifying threats from small drones. 

Tucked into the subcommittee’s new markup of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2025 is a proposal that would mandate the defense secretary to name an “executive agent responsible for providing oversight of” the department’s efforts, training and technology programs to thwart risks associated with “small unmanned aircraft and systems.”

Link to the article: https://defensescoop.com/2024/05/13/lawmakers-push-dod-to-designate-new-executive-agent-for-counter-small-drone-oversight/

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