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<v Narrator>As commercial drone technology evolves,</v>

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the Unmanned Aircraft System or UAS

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threat landscape advances exponentially.

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<v ->There are more than 1.7 million registered</v>

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Unmanned Aerial Systems in the United States,

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and the market is ever expanding.

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<v Narrator>The threat is considered high</v>

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because UAS platforms can be used

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for clandestine surveillance of high value facilities,

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or loaded with munitions and used in attacks.

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<v Joshua>Really what it comes down to is,</v>

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is any nefarious actor can own his own air force.

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<v Narrator>The Department of Homeland Security,</v>

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Science and Technology Directorate, or DHS S&amp;T,

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has been tasked as the lead agency for research,

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testing and evaluation within DHS

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for Counter UAS, known as C-UAS.

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<v ->C-UAS is state-of-the-art technology,</v>

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deployed in coupling with procedures, tactics,

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that law enforcement uses to defend against

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malicious threat actors utilizing UAS platforms.

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It allows law enforcement officers the ability to

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track, identify and classify hostile UAS threats,

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determine the proper mitigation strategy,

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whether that be electronic mitigation,

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or actually physically going out there

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and interdicting the UAS operator.

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<v Narrator>DHS is addressing the UAS situation</v>

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while balancing its obligations

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to sustain and not erode privacy

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by adhering to privacy and civil liberties protections.

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So while cutting edge science and technology

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protect the Homeland,

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smart legislation, such as section 124n

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of the Preventing Emerging Threats Act

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and DHS privacy safeguards protect privacy

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and other rights of lawful drone users.

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But that complexity doesn't end

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with just weekend drone enthusiasts.

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<v ->DHS is fully aware that small UAS and drones</v>

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are a key enabling technology that support

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many positive missions like safety missions

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for search and rescue, disaster surveying,

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even medical missions.

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But along with those capabilities and advances,

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comes the potential for nefarious activity.

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<v Narrator>So when S&amp;T conducted the first</v>

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of its C-UAS technology test events,

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it coordinated closely with DHS components and others.

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<v ->The goal of this multi-day event is to test and evaluate</v>

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how well these systems work in the operational environment.

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<v Narrator>Meanwhile, S&amp;T is always looking</v>

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to connect with promising outside innovators.

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<v ->To ensure DHS S&amp;T stays abreast of all of these</v>

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technologies and [commerical] UAS,

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we've established a Long Range Broad Agency Announcement,

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where we invite academia, traditional,

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and even non-traditional providers,

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to give us their best ideas

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to address this kind of UAS problem set.

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<v Narrator>S&amp;T is rising to meet the challenge</v>

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of this growing threat with its C-UAS program.

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<v ->The technology is a game changer in National Security.</v>

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The challenge is keeping up with the evolving threat,

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and making sure that the technology continues

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to identify that that evolving threat.