US Army Holds 1st Infrastructure Defense Summit After 100-Drone Ukraine Strike
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Updated · Business Insider · Jun 18
US Army Holds 1st Infrastructure Defense Summit After 100-Drone Ukraine Strike
3 articles · Updated · Business Insider · Jun 18
Summary
Fort Bragg hosted the Army’s first summit on defending critical defense infrastructure, where federal and local partners ran tabletop scenarios on drone and cyber attacks against US bases.
Ukraine’s June 2025 Operation Spiderweb — which smuggled more than 100 drones into Russia and hit air bases — shaped the counter-drone portion of the exercise.
Officials said no single counter-UAS tool is sufficient, pushing a layered defense that combines kinetic interceptors, electronic jamming and passive hardening around key facilities.
JIATF-401, the Army-led counter-drone task force, is trying to turn those lessons into a usable playbook and a common interface so garrison commanders can react faster.
The broader lesson from Ukraine is that drone threats evolve within months, forcing the Army to prioritize defenses that are cheap, scalable and adaptable.