Joint Interagency Task Force 401 Marks a Year of Rapid Counter-UAS Expansion
The War Department says Joint Interagency Task Force 401 has completed its first year with accelerated progress in delivering counter-unmanned aircraft systems capabilities to warfighters around the world. The effort reflects a broader push to close a fast-evolving battlefield gap as drones become cheaper, more numerous and more difficult to defeat. Officials describe the task force as a mechanism for speeding coordination across agencies, shortening acquisition timelines and moving counter-drone tools from development into operational use. The milestone underscores how counter-UAS has shifted from a niche technical problem to a core force-protection requirement across theaters.
