U.S. military reveals more details about drone incursions at strategic base
A U.S. Northern Command counter-UAS system recently engaged its jamming protocol against multiple drone incursions, a spokesperson said.
By
Brandi Vincent
March 24, 2026
An Anvil drone interceptor launches from its platform in response to a drone threat during an exercise at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 24, 2025. The Anvil is an autonomous drone that, when prompted by an operated, can detect, track and classify a threat, and, if required, mitigate the threat with a non-kinetic, low-collateral defeat option. The fly-away kit, shown here, includes the Anvil launch box, mobile sentry trailer; two Wisp wide-area infrared systems; two Pulsar electromagnetic warfare systems; and command-and-control software called Lattice. (Department of Defense photo by John Ingle)
U.S. Northern Command’s recently-purchased “Flyaway Kit” (FAK) has been deployed against multiple drone incursions at a publicly undisclosed U.S. military base since the start of Operation Epic Fury, according to a spokesperson.
Launched by the Trump administration in coordination with Israel on Feb. 28, that ongoing large-scale campaign targeting Iran’s leadership and defense infrastructure is triggering elevated risks for retaliatory drone attacks that could pose harm to Americans and critical assets.
Details emerged last week that Northcom’s FAK identified and neutralized a small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) threat operating over a “strategic” installation on U.S. soil, in the early hours of the war.
Providing new information on Tuesday, a Northcom spokesperson told DefenseScoop: “There have been several incursions, but we have not determined nefarious intent.”
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