Watch Brig. Gen. William H. Kale III, Brig. Gen. Patrice Melancon, retired Col. Lance H. Spencer, and Eric Silagy discuss “The Base of the Future” during a panel held during the Air Force Association’s virtual Air, Space & Cyber Conference. AFA Executive Vice President and retired Maj. Gen. Douglas L. Raaberg moderated.
Pentagon officials overseeing homeland counter-drone strategy told lawmakers that even with preliminary moves to bolster U.S. base defenses, the military still lacks the capability to comprehensively identify, track, and engage hostile drones like those that breached the airspace of Langley Air Force Base in Virginia for 17 days in December…