Marine Corps to field counter-drone systems to dismounted units

The Marine Corps is about to start experimenting with handheld counter-unmanned aerial systems to outfit deployed Marines, the deputy commandant for combat development and integration said Tuesday at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space conference.The effort has been in the works for more than a year, with a competition held in September to help the Corps decide which systems to buy. “One of the things that is apparent to all of us is that unmanned aerial systems are a threat not jus