‘Final Denial’: Air Force Leaders Lean in to the Future of Drone Defense

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. — The 31st Air Task Force sharpened and refined a layered counter-small unmanned aerial system defense capability, culminating in a kinetic “final denial” live-fire demonstration, August 3-7, 2026. The week-long training event built on counter-sUAS initiatives first emp...

By Eric G