New agreement expands information sharing, reduces duplication, and accelerates C-UAS capabilities
National Nuclear Security Administration
September 29, 2026
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WASHINGTON – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the Department of War’s Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to strengthen collaboration and information sharing on efforts to counter threats posed by unmanned aircraft systems.
Under President Trump’s leadership, NNSA is working with partners across the federal government to strengthen America’s ability to address emerging drone threats and protect critical national security infrastructure. The agreement builds on existing cooperation between NNSA and JIATF-401 and establishes a framework for sharing C-UAS test data, research, and operational insights. The partnership will help both organizations better understand evolving threats, reduce duplicative testing and accelerate the development and deployment of effective C-UAS capabilities.
JIATF-401 coordinates C-UAS efforts across the Department of Defense and with interagency partners. The task force works to accelerate the development and fielding of counter-UAS capabilities, improve information and data sharing, and strengthen coordination to address evolving drone threats.
“Protecting NNSA’s laboratories, plants, and sites from evolving threats is critical to our national security mission,” said NNSA Administrator Brandon Williams. “This agreement strengthens our partnership with JIATF-401 and helps ensure we are moving quickly to put the best capabilities in the field.”
Under the memorandum, NNSA and its national laboratories will share data generated through C-UAS test events with JIATF-401. In turn, JIATF-401 will share operational insights, field assessments and internal test data from its C-UAS efforts with NNSA. Together, we will reduce duplicative testing, accelerate the fielding of effective C-UAS capabilities, and strengthen protection of critical national security facilities.
The agreement supports a more unified approach to addressing evolving drone threats by creating a stronger body of shared information across the federal government. Increased collaboration will help participating organizations make better use of taxpayer funding while accelerating the evaluation and fielding of advanced C-UAS technologies.
The partnership also complements JIATF-401’s efforts to standardize C-UAS testing and evaluation. In March, the task force announced the adoption of the Standard Guidelines for Test and Evaluation of Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technologies, establishing common data requirements for counter-small UAS evaluations.
“The adoption of the Standard Guidelines for Test and Evaluation of C-UAS Technologies allows for greater aggregation and synthesization of data which will enable more a unified and accelerated innovation environment,” said U.S. Marine Col. Scott Humr, Director for Science and Technology at JIATF-401. “These standards are critical in ensuring we are quickly delivering state of the art C-UAS capabilities to operators.”
NNSA continues to work with federal partners to strengthen C-UAS capabilities and protect its laboratories, plants and sites as unmanned aircraft technologies and associated threats evolve.
Learn more about NNSA’s C-UAS program.