{"id":3130,"date":"2026-03-13T00:01:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T00:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daily-bullet.com\/?p=3130"},"modified":"2026-03-13T00:01:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T00:01:36","slug":"jiatf-401-hosts-industry-day-to-strengthen-c-suas-partnerships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daily-bullet.com\/?p=3130","title":{"rendered":"JIATF-401 Hosts Industry Day to Strengthen c-sUAS Partnerships"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WASHINGTON \u2014 The Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401) hosted an Industry Day, bringing together representatives from industry and government partners to discuss collaboration and accelerate the development of counter-small Unmanned Aerial Systems (c-sUAS) capabilities at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, Alexandria, Va., on March 5, 2026.<\/p>\n

The event provided a forum for JIATF-401 leadership to outline the organization\u2019s mission, priorities and acquisition approaches while allowing industry partners to engage directly with government stakeholders on emerging technology and operational needs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want you to know what we\u2019re doing to make your products accessible to our customers and what we\u2019re doing to expand that customer base so we can get greater depth in our industrial base,\u201d said U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Matt Ross, Director, JIATF-401.<\/p>\n

Ross highlighted how the accessibility and low cost of small unmanned systems have changed the security environment. Systems that were once limited are now widely available, allowing smaller groups or individuals to operate capabilities which previously required significant resources.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat they\u2019re concerned about is the proliferation of small unmanned systems that are inexpensive and give capability that was previously reserved for state adversaries to small groups and individuals,\u201d Ross continued. \u201cIt\u2019s not a new thing, but if you give them the ability to conduct some type of attack without fear of attribution or accountability, that changes the paradigm.\u201d<\/p>\n

He emphasized that industry feedback is necessary to address gaps in current systems and improve how c-sUAS technologies are integrated across the Department of War and interagency partners. He noted that companies frequently ask what standards or protocols their systems must meet to integrate with existing c-sUAS ecosystems.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the things we want to do is change the way the department is thinking about counter-sUAS,\u201d Ross said. \u201cOne of the ways we can incorrectly think about the problem is in how we manage risk or how we accomplish the mission. Instead of defeating the threat of a system, we have to think about the broader problem.\u201d<\/p>\n

This shift in thinking requires focusing on operational outcomes, rather than simply targeting individual systems and countering-small unmanned aircraft. It requires understanding how those platforms are used and how they enable broader mission effects. The growing complexity of the threat environment means there is no single system capable of addressing every scenario. Instead, organizations must rely on a layered approach that combines different capabilities to detect, track and defeat unmanned systems.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not asking for a 100 percent solution to defeat every drone \u2013 the silver bullet,\u201d Ross concluded. \u201cWhat we need is a layered defense: awareness, different capabilities and an ecosystem that works together so we can defeat threats consistently.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ross mentioned that continued collaboration between government and industry will be essential to developing those layered defenses and ensuring effective integration of c-sUAS technologies, supporting our warfighters at home and abroad.<\/p>\n

By SGT Tien Dat Ngo<\/em><\/p>\n

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