John Hoeven: “I am really pleased to cosponsor that legislation with you, Senator Smith, and I thank you for taking this initiative.”

JIATF 401 was founded specifically to address this new threat and leads the effort to develop and deploy counter-drone technology across the entire Department of War.

Small drones have changed warfare, a fact we’ve seen clearly in Ukraine, the Middle East and even over our own military bases.

These investments will help improve rail safety, increase efficiency and strengthen North Dakota’s transportation infrastructure.

By combining the capabilities of unmanned aircraft with unmanned ground vehicles, we can meet the logistical and security needs of our military and accelerate our leadership in autonomy, with missions from the ground all the way up into…