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New post from Matt McCrann CEO, DroneShield (USA)

Going a bit beyond the still accurate "much needed, great to see" sort of comment on this -- I think it's interesting to see just how prominent and central Counter-UAS and portable air defense capabilities have become for planning and executing both offensive and defensive initiatives.

For those of us in the counter-UAS space, some of whom could see the threat (no longer a potential one) long ago and for those of us who sounded the alarms for the need of this tech, specifically for Ukraine even before the invasion, I'm not sure how many of us even anticipated how much the emphasis across defense planning (and in some areas, spending) would change over the past 15 months regarding C-UAS.

Let's continue to (re)set expectations and ready for the next evolution of threats and disruption. If it can be technically leveraged, we should assume it will be.

"One of Ukraine's most urgent requirements is ground-based air defense," Austin said. "And this contact group will continue driving hard to help Ukraine defend the skies. In recent weeks, Russia has intensified its sordid bombardment of Ukrainian cities and infrastructure. And the Kremlin's cruelty only underscores Ukraine's need for a stronger, layered ground-based air defense architecture."

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https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattmccrann_dod-announces-new-security-assistance-package-activity-7069829011408887808-1Vfh

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https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3412397/dod-announces-new-security-assistance-package-for-ukraine/