Counter-sUAS for installations and expeditionary forces
Track custody from fence line to forward node: fusing sensors, sharing tracks and moving fast under the new homeland counter-drone guidance.
For: Installation commanders, force protection officers, program offices, JIATF-401 partners
What the paper covers.
Drone incursions over U.S. military installations rose from about 230 to roughly 420 in a year, about one or two a day according to U.S. Northern Command.
Guidance announced by JIATF-401 in January 2026 lets commanders act beyond the fence line and expands data sharing. The limiting factor is now how fast a commander can see, identify and share a track.
Sources: NORAD/NORTHCOM testimony, as reported by DefenseScoop (Feb 2025); JIATF-401 guidance announcement (Jan 26, 2026).
Recommendations
- Build track custody, not single detections, and confirm identity visually before any defeat decision
- Share by default over TAK/CoT, existing C2 and interagency partners
- Field mobile layers that keep tracking on the move and re-align in minutes
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