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

— 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.

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

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— 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.

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— 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.

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