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Massive 50-drone swarms batter defenses in Pentagon's most grueling demo yet


Michael Parent from the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO), which runs these events, said that "Demo Five" was their most challenging drone defense test to...

A new field exercise held at the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona took place over four weeks in June, pitting counter-drone systems against coordinated swarms of up to 50 unmanned attackers from all angles – a harsh real-world torture test. Michael Parent from the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO), which runs these events, said that "Demo Five" was their most challenging drone defense test to date. Performance is still being analyzed, but after the data is fully crunched, each service will decide if they want to pursue the acquisition of any of the demonstrated counter-drone solutions based on their strengths, weaknesses, and operational needs.

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