Hegseth reissues counter-drone memo telling officials to log delays as a risk
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a corrected copy of a Nov. 5 memo meant to speed approvals for buying and using counter-drone weapons. It tells senior officials to record any delayed or denied counter-drone request as a risk of not acting and report it to Joint Interagency Task Force 401. The correction drops lines placing the task force inside the Pentagon's unmanned systems portfolio office and routes legal reviews through its own legal advisor.

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