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Feature Article: S&T Continues Counter-Unmanned Aerial System Technologies Testing

S&T's Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) program and partners are furthering a public-private collaboration to assess innovative C-UAS technologies to thwart drones being used for nefarious purposes. 

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Feature Article: Communications From Above

S&T brought law enforcement personnel from all over the country to the fields of Mississippi to test and evaluate a new way to communicate with crowds.

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Feature Article: S&T Tests Cutting-Edge Counter-Drone Technology

Recent field demos brought government, academia, and industry together to evaluate innovative C-UAS systems.

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Video News Release: Secretary Mayorkas Calls for Extension and Expansion of Counter-UAS (Drone) Authorities

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released a video package for broadcast including comments from Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas on the need for Congress to reauthorize and expand DHS Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) authorities.

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Feature Article: Drone Piloting Proficiency Takes Flight with Certification Course

S&T is partnering with the National Institute of Standards and Technology on test methods for evaluating first responders’ capabilities across the nation and around the world.

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Statement by Secretary Mayorkas on the Administration’s C-UAS National Action Plan and Legislative Proposal

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement on the Administration’s Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) National Action Plan and legislative proposal.

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Feature Article: Montana Skies Provide the Perfect Backdrop for Testing Border Security Tech

S&T and its National Urban Security Technology Laboratory collaborated with federal and industry partners on a series of air domain awareness technology demonstrations in Montana.

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Feature Article: Safely Integrating Our Airspace in the Age of Drones

S&T launched two unique efforts related to unmanned aircraft systems traffic management and air domain awareness.

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Feature Article: Evaluating Border Security Technologies in the Plains of North Dakota

S&T and NUSTL have been working with a coalition of partners (including U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Coast Guard, the Department of Defense, the Federal Aviation Administration, and industry) for more than a year on Air Domain Awareness (ADA) efforts, culminating with a series of technology demonstrations that kicked off in April 2021.

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Feature Article: Air Domain Awareness at the Northern Border

The capability to detect, track, and identify aerial-based threats is more commonly known as air domain awareness.