U.S. Navy Installs More Counter-UAS Systems On Destroyers

USS Bainbridge

The USS Bainbridge at Naval Station Rota, Spain, in February 2026.

Credit: U.S. Navy
The U.S. Navy is expanding the installation of low-cost counter-drone systems on its destroyers after some real-world successes in the Middle East. The Navy has installed Raytheon’s Coyote and Anduril’s Roadrunner counter- uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) on four destroyers—the first, USS Bainbridge...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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