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Congressional Hearing, Part 2: Counter Drone Experts Urge Decentralized Innovation, Collaboration
- Private-sector experts testified before a Congressional subcommittee hearing titled “Safeguarding the Homeland from Unmanned Aerial Systems.”
- Co-director of the Global Strategy Decisions Group, Paul Schwennesen, suggested that the U.S. government should work with Ukrainian defense officials as they are leaders in their development of counter-drone technology.
- He said the U.S. has a below average ability to respond to threats posed by drones operated by malicious actors.
- Jeffrey Baumgartner, VP of national security at Berkshire Hathaway Energy, said more needs to be done to protect critical infrastructure such as electric power plants and substations.
- He cited the creation of fusion centers, where multiple agencies gather to analyze and share threat-related information, as a good example of collaboration among facility owners and state and local officials.
- Cathy Lanier, Chief Security Officer of the NFL, stated that drones at NFL games have risen from about a dozen in 2017 to 2,845 in 2023, an increase of almost 24,000%.
- Lanier called for Congress to pass legislation that would extend to state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies the authority to conduct counter-drone measures.
- The NFL continues to work with Congress to revise and improve the Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety and Reauthorization Act.
- Schwennesen called for an innovative, decentralized approach toward the development of new counter-drone technology.
- Baumgartner urged Congress to extend the temporary authority given to the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice to protect critical infrastructure.
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