Created in August 2025, Joint Interagency Task Force 401 coordinates Department of War responses to small unmanned aircraft. Rapid Acquisition Chief Army Col. Tony Lindh cites special buying authorities and the drones.mil marketplace for faster delivery of tested gear to authorized users. The jointly staffed body embeds experts from other federal agencies, promotes layered defenses with a common tactical interface, tests capabilities in battle labs and exercises, oversees Fort Sill joint counter-UAS schooling, and embeds personnel at the FBI National Counter-UAS Training Center.