Coast Guard members, in collaboration with the FAA, the Seattle Police Department (SPD), and Mercer Island Police Department (MIPD), employ Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) capabilities to enforce the FAA-issued Temporary Flight Restrictions on Lake Washington during the 2023 Seafair Weekend Festival in support of the Airshow August 3, 2023. This was the first year Coast Guard Counter-UAS has been employed at Seafair. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

The Coast Guard is already starting to do counter UAS operations. A hard kill capability seems necessary. They should be represented in this effort reported by AirForce Technologies. 

“Five US federal departments have agreed an expanded approach to coordinating counter-uncrewed aircraft system operations, including a process for evaluating technologies before their deployment.

“The memorandum of understanding (MoU), announced on 9 November, establishes a “whole-of-government approach” across the Department of War (DoW), the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Transportation (DoT), the Department of Energy and the Department of Justice.”