One-stop shopping for counter-drone gear is aim of joint task force

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Matt Ross, who leads Joint Interagency Task Force 401, spoke on Sept. 18, 2025, at Falcon Peak 25.2, a NORAD/NORTHCOM experiment event at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. DOD / Devon Bistarkey

An Army-led task force is building an online marketplace where commanders of military installations, officials of agencies such as the FBI and Homeland Security Department, and more can purchase tested and vetted components to build systems for countering small-unmanned aerial systems.

Industry offers hundreds of sensors, weapons and other pieces of counter-UAS gear, but there’s no central ordering hub, Brig. Gen. Matt Ross, who commands Joint Interagency Task Force 401, told reporters Friday, so the marketplace will allow agencies to streamline purchasing and build systems that make the most sense for their missions. 

“We're trying to make sure that across the department, we have an integrated system that allows [vendors ...