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The Defense Department sees the threat from unmanned aerial vehicles as one of its fastest-evolving challenges. But there are several well-funded commercial companies who have already been working on the problem for years. The Defense Innovation Unit is trying to incorporate some of those technologies into the military\u2019s portfolio. It\u2019s just awarded five new prototype contracts to see how the systems will work \u2013 and DIU has made some adaptations to its Commercial Solutions Opening process along the way. Lt. Colonel David Willard is the program manager in charge of DIU\u2019s counter-UAS portfolio. He talked with Federal News Network\u2019s Jared Serbu about what DoD is learning from the prototyping process.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices