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CSIS Issues Commentary: Playbook or Rental? U.S. Counter-Drone Defense and the 2026 World Cup
July 16, 2026
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on July 15, 2026, by Alexei Hoffman, research associate with the Aerospace Security Project:

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Playbook or Rental? U.S. Counter-Drone Defense and the 2026 World Cup

Introduction

"Drones are my biggest concern . . . but on the counter-drone measures, everybody's a little behind," Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mu . . .

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