Eglin Air Force Base hosts counter-drone experiment on test ranges

Eglin Air Force Base hosts counter-drone experiment on test ranges

Eglin Air Force Base began a counter unmanned aerial systems experiment on September 3 to test technology designed to combat small drone threats to military installations. The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command are conducting the experiment, known as Falcon Peak, which will run through Sept. 19. The experiment examines potential uses of technology to detect, track, identify and defeat small unmanned aircraft syst…