The United States Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401) and the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, completed a five-day operational training exercise on 10 July to evaluate and employ the Bumblebee V2 counter-uncrewed aerial system platform.
The training, carried out at Fort Benning, focused on the defence of military installations and domestic critical infrastructure. It builds on on earlier operational assessments, including tests conducted by paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg in April.
Developed under an initial USD 5.2 million agreement in early 2026 and scaled under a three-year, USD 500 million contract awarded in May 2026, the Bumblebee V2 is a next-generation, first-person-view multi-rotor drone designed specifically to hunt and neutralise hostile small UAS. The system uses high-speed, direct kinetic energy upon physical contact to render both the interceptor and the threat inoperable. The Bumblebee V2 includes a three-camera array with gimbal rotation and AI-driven automated target recognition.
As part of the evaluation event, JIATF-401 also assessed a UAS target management capability from DRACOE.
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Image: US Army photo from the training event by Lt. Col. Adam Scher
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