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Options to Counter Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems

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CBO outlines the evolution of small unmanned aircraft systems, describes the methods currently available to counter them, and estimates the costs of procuring one or more of those methods to protect military installations. In CBO's assessment, a layered system that combined methods would provide the most comprehensive defense and cost about $74 million to outfit a typical military installation and at least $5 million a year to support it.

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  • Congressional Budget Office, 2026. "Options to Counter Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems," Reports 62262, Congressional Budget Office.
    • Handle: RePEc:cbo:report:62262
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    • D74 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
    • F51 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - International Conflicts; Negotiations; Sanctions
    • F52 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - National Security; Economic Nationalism
    • H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods
    • H56 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - National Security and War
    • H57 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Procurement
    • L64 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - Other Machinery; Business Equipment; Armaments
    • N40 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - General, International, or Comparative
    • N42 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - U.S.; Canada: 1913-

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