United States, Aug. 11 -- Leonardo DRS, Inc. announced that the company's SGT STOUT M-SHORAD Mission Equipment Package (MEP) successfully defeated Group 1-2 small, unmanned aircraft system (UAS) threats during a U.S. Government test event, demonstrating the system's ability to adapt rapidly to evolving air threats through a modular, open-architecture design. Several hundred SGT STOUT systems are already fielded, providing an established baseline for readiness, training, and sustainment. While SGT STOUT was originally designed to counter larger Group 3 and above UAS as well as fixed-wing and rotary-wing threats, this government test event demonstrated expanded effectiveness against smaller Group 1-2 UAS enabled solely through updates to dete...