Counter-drone system modernization ‘moving very slowly,’ 101st Airborne commander says
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — While a top priority for Army leaders, countering unmanned systems on the battlefield is presenting challenges and lagging behind other key modernization initiatives, according to the commander of the 101st Airborne Division, one of the service’s most elite and storied units.
“I’ll be very upfront with you, the counter-UAS piece is moving very slowly. That portion of it is one that has the chief of staff and the Army’s attention, and he is very aggressively getting after that,” Maj. Gen. Brett Sylvia told reporters during a visit to the division’s home at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Feb. 26. “I think that there are things that will come soon, but as it stands right now, that was something that just hasn’t been as robust as some of the others.”