JIATF-401
Pentagon counter-drone task force; home of Lattice platform and Gauntlet II red team
Last refreshed: 30 March 2026 · Appears in 1 active topic
How will JIATF-401's Gauntlet II red team reshape the US attack drone vendor landscape?
Latest on JIATF-401
- What is JIATF-401 Pentagon counter-drone?
- JIATF-401 is the Pentagon's Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Task Force, the primary unit for Counter-UAS operations. It received the first $87 million task order designating Anduril's Lattice as the DoD-wide counter-drone platform.Source: DefenseScoop
- JIATF-401 Drone Dominance Gauntlet II red team?
- JIATF-401 will operate a live Counter-UAS red team at Drone Dominance Gauntlet II in August 2026, using GPS jamming, communications denial, and electronic warfare to eliminate vendors whose drones cannot survive contested environments.
- JIATF-401 Anduril Lattice $87 million contract?
- The Army awarded JIATF-401 an $87 million task order in March 2026, the first order under Anduril's $20 billion enterprise contract vehicle, designating Lattice as the DoD-wide Counter-UAS command platform.Source: DefenseScoop
Background
JIATF-401 (Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defence Task Force) is the Pentagon unit responsible for coordinating US counter-drone operations across all military services. It serves as both the operational authority for Counter-UAS doctrine and the institutional home for Anduril's Lattice platform.
The Army's $87 million first task order under the $20 billion Lattice enterprise vehicle was issued through JIATF-401 in March 2026. The unit also manages the Drone Dominance programme's competitive Gauntlet trials, running the live Counter-UAS red team that will attempt to shoot down vendor drones in Gauntlet II (August 2026) using GPS jamming, communications denial, and electronic warfare.
This dual role, operating the C-UAS platform while also testing the attack drones it must defeat, gives JIATF-401 unique influence over both sides of Pentagon drone procurement.
