U.S. Air Force Gen. Gregory M. Guillot, a four-star general and top commander of all air defenses for the continental U.S. and Canada, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on February 13th that the Pentagon needs more technology and expanded authorities to deal with the large numbers of drones over U.S. military installations, including in New Jersey.

The commander of NORTHCOM, the Northern Command of the U.S. military responsible for defending North America from various threats, and NORAD, North American Aerospace Defense Command, expressed concern over what he called the “rapidly evolving strategic environment” and “the emergence of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) as a threat to infrastructure and personnel in the homeland.”

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