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Pentagon creates Joint Interagency Task Force 401 to counter drones

Name: Pentagon creates Joint Interagency Task Force 401 to counter drones
Start: 2025-08-28
Location: The Pentagon

When: 28 Aug 2025
Where: The Pentagon
Sources: 2 public sources

The Pentagon David B. Gleason from Chicago, IL, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the Army secretary to establish Joint Interagency Task Force 401, reporting to the deputy secretary, to speed counter-small-drone capabilities and protect personnel and facilities at home and abroad.

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OfficialDOD Establishes Joint Interagency Task Force to Deliver Affordable C-sUAS Capabilities to America's Warfighters (opens in a new tab)U.S. Department of War / 2025-08-28
OtherAV's LOCUST demonstrates landmark capability at White Sands with JIATF-401 and FAA (opens in a new tab)AeroVironment / 2026-05-06

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