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Creating an Army of Swarm Operators: Remaking Modern Warfare Under the Command of JIATF 401

The Unit Patch Should Be An Eagles Skull Bringing Death From Above

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Thompson Defense Journal
Sep 19, 2025
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JIATF 401 is a new U.S. Department of Defense task force established to centralize and accelerate the development and deployment of countermeasures against small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) or drones. It has been given special authorities to bypass traditional military bureaucracy, including direct procurement authority and flexible hiring. The tas…

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