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Director of Joint Interagency Task Force 401 Brigadier General Matthew Ross tours Yuma Test Center at Yuma Proving Ground in Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 22, 2026, ahead of the Falcon Peak demonstration. (DOD Photo by Ana Henderson)

How AI agents are informing JIATF-401’s procurement plans after Falcon Peak

Joint Interagency Task Force 401's director shared new details about the counter-drone hub’s new “tech arsenal."

Oct 1, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. James Brooks, an infantry rifleman, with the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB) in support of Operation Ardent Vanguard, patrols the southern border in Tecate, California, Aug. 25, 2026. Patrols help deter illegal crossing of the southern border. U.S. Northern Command is working side-by-side with the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection within narrowly defined authorities to provide unique military capabilities to protect the territorial integrity of the U.S. southern border. (Dept. of Defense photo by Sgt. Nathan Hislop)

Task force says drone threats on US-Mexico border increasingly linked to human trafficking

Senior military officials did not specify how Joint Task Force-Southern Border directly connects drones to such operations.

Sep 29, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

A drone shot down by Genesis Arms Gen-12 SBM during exercise Falcon Peak at Cibola Site 17, Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, Sept. 22, 2026. (Dept. of Defense photo by SSgt. Colten Tessness)

Northcom’s next counter-drone demo will be its first in an urban area

The recurring joint military tests refine rapidly maturing technologies that can sense, monitor, and mitigate rogue and hostile drones.

Sep 25, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Wirth, a joint fire support specialist, and 1st Lt. Aaron Anderson, a fire support officer, both with 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery Regiment (2-32 FAR), 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB) in support of Operation Ardent Vanguard, discuss the observation post during a patrolling operation, near Yuma, Arizona, Aug. 21, 2026. (Dept. of Defense photo by Sgt. Nathan Hislop)

Cartel drone ops on the U.S.-Mexico border ‘get more creative every day,’ task force warns

Tightening security on the southern border has been a top Defense Department priority since the start of the second Trump administration.

Sep 24, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

A pile of discarded drone parts, taken down during Falcon Peak 26.2. (Photo by Brandi Vincent)

What’s unique about Northcom’s Falcon Peak 26.2 counter-drone exercise

Anduril’s autonomous command-and-control software platform Lattice brings something new to this series of demonstrations.

Sep 23, 2026 By Brandi Vincent