Big news in microreactors and counter-drone systems for days at AUSA Day 2 [Video]

As the crowd at AUSA 2025 was powering up with coffee this morning, Army officials were talking about powering military bases with nuclear microreactors, a favorite subject for Breaking Defense Editor-in-Chief Aaron Mehta.

So that was an obvious topic of conversation for Aaron and Deputy Editor Lee Ferran to get into for the Day 2 wrap up video, which also dove into the ubiquity of counter-drone systems at the show and how the Army plans to take advantage of the myriad of options.

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