US vows to speed deployment of counter-drone systems to address threats

US vows to speed deployment of counter-drone systems to address threats

​The ​Trump administration said ‌on Monday ​it is taking steps ‌to speed the use of counter-drone systems to address ‌growing threats.

A number of ‌US agencies including the Transportation, Pentagon, Energy and Justice departments ⁠have ​signed ⁠a memo to evaluate counter-drone technologies ⁠and quickly deploy them safely ​to protect aviation safety ⁠and national security concerns. Senior Federal ⁠Aviation ​Administration official Liam McKenna told Reuters the ⁠agency has approved over 1,000 coordinations ⁠with ⁠the Pentagon and Homeland Security Departments on ‌counter-drone ‌deployments.

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