Ground, air, or sea-launched kinetic munitions that utilize onboard sensors, algorithms, and control methods to improve estimates on the target state, understand the implications of the engagement situation/environment, or develop engagement geometries that are otherwise unavailable
to a conventional weapon.
What U.S./Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance/not-releasable-to-foreign-nationals (US/FVEY/NOFORN) acoustic drone detection systems are currently available?
Is there a passive radio frequency detector that has (1) detection capabilities at 2–6 GHz at 3 km, (2) detection of brushless drone motors, (3) artificial intelligence/machine learning filtering, (4) a 10-bit digital-to-analog converter, and (5) cooling?
How is the U.S. Department of Defense addressing airworthiness concerns for small unmanned aircraft systems?
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