A US task force gearing up for a counter-drone fight put a new autonomous system to the test at the southern border

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A Marine wearing camouflage holds a small drone up while standing near the US southern boarder.
JIATF-401 has been testing its counter-drone systems at the border.

US Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mary Torres

The US military is using the southern border as a 'sandbox' to test out counter-drone tech amid cartel flights

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A soldier uses a Dronebuster counter-drone tool during a patrol along the Rio Grande River near Eagle Pass, Texas, June 14, 2025.
A soldier uses a Dronebuster counter-drone tool during a patrol along the Rio Grande River near Eagle Pass, Texas, June 14, 2025.

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NATO allies are linking their defenses together to better hunt and kill drones on its eastern edge

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A man stands next to a tall radar. An uncrewed system flies in the sky past him. The beach is icy.
Digital Shield 2.0 is the second test in an ongoing exercise to strengthen air surveillance on Russia's border.

US Army photo by Maj. Alexander Watkins

No single piece of tech is going to defeat all drone threats, new US counter-drone force commander says

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A man wearing sunglasses and a camouflage uniform carries a small black drone.
The Joint Interagency Task Force 401 recently marked its first 100 days in operation.

US Marine Corps photo by Connor Taggart

Up-and-coming companies race to develop drone defenses that militaries and multinational corporations may now need

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A Ukrainian Volunteer Army member hurls a surveillance drone into the air.
There's a growing market for defenses to the drones that are rapidly evolving in conflicts like Ukraine.

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Drone-hunting helicopters are bolstering Israel and Ukraine's stretched air defenses

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An Israeli Apache AH-64 attack helicopter flies over the Mediterranean.
Helicopters are taking on some counter-drone missions in Israel and Ukraine to augment their strained air defenses. Here, an Israeli Apache AH-64 attack helicopter flies over the Mediterranean.

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Cannons and machine guns are being tested as drone-killers in 2 wars

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Ukrainian troops use a German-made Gepard anti-aircraft gun tank in Odessa region to shoot down drones and other aerial threats.
Ukrainian troops use a German-made Gepard anti-aircraft gun tank in Odessa region to shoot down drones and other aerial threats.

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