US Army opens three permanent counter-drone test lanes at Yuma

The US Army has established three permanent counter-drone test lanes at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona to evaluate systems that detect, jam and destroy small drones. Falcon Peak 26.2 was the first event to use Anduril's Lattice software as a common baseline, and on September 28 the Army awarded counter-drone contracts to 10 companies worth up to $4.15 billion.

• Three lanes test detection sensors, electronic warfare systems and kinetic interceptors
• Falcon Peak 26.2 first used Anduril Lattice as a common evaluation baseline
• On September 28 the Army awarded counter-drone contracts to 10 firms worth $4.15 billion
• Yuma could serve as a model for other Department of War test sites