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Pentagon to speed approvals for counter-drone systems protecting U.S. airspace
The Pentagon aims to accelerate the use of counter-unmanned aircraft systems to protect U.S. airspace under a memorandum issued Friday. The document classifies delays in approval processes as operational risks and requires rejected requests to be justified.
The Pentagon has issued a new memorandum to accelerate approval processes for the lawful, safe and effective use of counter-unmanned aircraft systems across the U.S. Department of Defense.
The document, titled “Accelerating the Use of Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems to Protect U.S. Airspace Sovereignty,” calls for removing unnecessary administrative and procedural barriers that delay the deployment of counter-drone capabilities for military units, facilities and other assets.
Delays to be treated as operational risks
The memorandum calls for delays in deploying counter-UAS systems to be treated as “operational risk” by approval authorities. Officials are instructed to identify approval pathways at an early stage, prepare files promptly, standardize practices across the department and elevate unsuccessful applications to higher authorities.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also wrote in the document that the department must accept reasonable risks, identify relevant approval pathways in advance and refer the matter to higher authorities when processes stall.
Temporary and conditional approvals
If test results show that risks are low or manageable, officials may draw on previous approvals, test data and existing risk-mitigation methods for similar decisions. This could allow systems to be used earlier through temporary, conditional or time-limited approvals.
The document also establishes an accountability requirement for rejected decisions. If a request to use a counter-UAS system is rejected, the reasons for the decision must be recorded in writing and submitted to the Joint Interagency Task Force-401 (JIATF-401).
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