{"id":25224,"date":"2017-03-30T13:27:07","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T13:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2017\/03\/30\/dod-prepares-for-more-advanced-armed-drones-amid-isis-threat\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:22:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:22:17","slug":"dod-prepares-for-more-advanced-armed-drones-amid-isis-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/unmanned\/uas\/2017\/03\/30\/dod-prepares-for-more-advanced-armed-drones-amid-isis-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"DoD prepares for more advanced armed drones amid ISIS threat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WASHINGTON\u00a0\u2014\u00a0The U.S. Department of Defense is looking to address the threat of airborne autonomous weapons in the hands of terror groups amid the rapid growth of commercially available unmanned drones.<br\/><br\/> With ISIS fighters using remote controlled drones to deliver grenade-sized bombs in Iraq, the DoD has begun looking beyond current threats to the prospect of preprogrammed autonomous drones, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/checkpoint\/wp\/2017\/03\/22\/isiss-killer-drones-are-a-threat-but-the-pentagon-is-preparing-for-more-advanced-suicide-aircraft\/?tid=ss_tw&amp;utm_term=.8a1fd9f87a10\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/checkpoint\/wp\/2017\/03\/22\/isiss-killer-drones-are-a-threat-but-the-pentagon-is-preparing-for-more-advanced-suicide-aircraft\/?tid=ss_tw&amp;utm_term=.8a1fd9f87a10\">according to The Washington Post<\/a>.<br\/><br\/> The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency oversees the Pentagon&#8217;s Mobile Force Protection program, which is intended to protect U.S. troops from these aerial threats. J.C. Led\u00e9, the director of the MFP program, told The Washington Post that DARPA plans to start awarding contracts within weeks in an effort to develop the necessary technology to counter autonomous drones.<br\/><br\/> Currently, radio frequencies that remotely control drones have been used by the military as the main tool for tracking the unmanned vehicles, said Led\u00e9. But the threat of programmed drones, including large swarms of drones tasked with carrying out a specific mission, presents new difficulties for keeping soldiers safe.<br\/><br\/> &#8220;Right now, the best way of detecting that there is an unmanned airplane is by listening for that radio signal,&#8221; Led\u00e9 said. &#8220;Once they stop emitting that radio signal, they\u2019re going to get a lot harder to find.&#8221;<br\/><br\/> The first phase of contracts will focus on technology that goes beyond jamming radio frequencies.<br\/><br\/> &#8220;We\u2019re looking for scalable, modular, and affordable approaches that could be fielded within the next three to four years and could rapidly evolve with threat and tactical advancements,&#8221; Led\u00e9 said back\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.darpa.mil\/news-events\/2016-08-11\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/www.darpa.mil\/news-events\/2016-08-11\">when the program initially sought proposals in August 2016<\/a>.<br\/><br\/> Companies selected by DARPA\u2019s MFP program will initially receive roughly $3 million for the first phase, with the possibility of advancing to two additional phases of work. The two later phases are expected to be larger, longer contracts.<br\/><br\/> The program seeks to stop UAVs up to 200 pounds in weight, reported The Washington Post. Additionally, the program is more concerned with threats toward more vulnerable mobile convoys, as opposed to stationary targets that are easier to defend. The threat of unmanned drones being used to directly hit U.S. troops and their vehicles will be the main focus.<br\/><br\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DARPA Mobile Force Protection program to counter threat of unmanned drones\" data-alignment=\"center\" data-object-id=\"0000015b-1bb0-d2fc-ab5b-5bbeb31d0000\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/snagfilms-a.akamaihd.net\/5b\/30\/27e0f99b4a9a80fc03cebded6c8f\/darpa-mobile-force-protection-program-to-counter-threat-of-unmanned-drones.jpg\"\/><figcaption> <span>Artist rendering of potential technology developments from DARPA&#8217;s Mobile Force Protection program to counter the threat of unmanned drones.<\/span><\/figcaption><figcaption> <span>Photo Credit: DARPA<\/span><\/figcaption><br\/>&#8220;When you\u2019re more than a couple hundred meters out, you can\u2019t tell what that thing is carrying,&#8221; said U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Dave Sousa, who is in charge of examining the threat of unmanned aircraft for his service. &#8220;You can\u2019t tell if it has a GoPro camera. &#8230; You don\u2019t know what it is. So you\u2019ve got to detect, track and ID, and then there\u2019s how you\u2019re going to deal with that threat.&#8221;<br\/><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drone warfare has been increasing around the world. Small, unmanned drones have been used by both <a href=\"http:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/story\/defense\/policy-budget\/2016\/06\/22\/ukraine-seeks-radars-anti-drone-weapons\/86200956\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/story\/defense\/policy-budget\/2016\/06\/22\/ukraine-seeks-radars-anti-drone-weapons\/86200956\/\">Ukrainian soldiers and Russian separatists in Ukraine<\/a>as well as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/articles\/isis-using-armed-drones\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/articles\/isis-using-armed-drones\">ISIS fighters in Iraq<\/a>, and recent reports suggest that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/articles\/report-houthi-rebels-flying-iranian-made-kamikaze-drones-into-surveillance-radars\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/articles\/report-houthi-rebels-flying-iranian-made-kamikaze-drones-into-surveillance-radars\">Houthi rebels have been using Iranian-made drones in Yemen<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DARPA hopes to see the first phase commence in May. That phase is expected to last about a year, with the second phase between the top two competitors lasting about 18 months. The final phase will focus on large, swarm-sized raids of autonomous drones and is expected to last 21 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the rapid evolution of drone capabilities, the MFP program seeks to keep U.S. troops and equipment safe by staying ahead of emerging threats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pentagon is looking to address the threat of airborne autonomous weapons in the hands of terror groups amid the rapid growth of commercially available unmanned 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