John Hoeven: “Make no mistake: China is pressing forward with an aggressive modernization and expansion of their military…”

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.

Between Project ATLAS, which we announced yesterday, and the MOU signed today, it is clear to anyone who wants to develop drone and counter-drone technology, North Dakota is the place to be.

We appreciate their attendance at the UAS Summit, as it provides an opportunity to discover new avenues to leverage our expertise in unmanned technology to meet the defense challenges of tomorrow and keep moving the ball forward on our…