【3月12日】看軍聞學英語

■林國賓

原文：

The US has placed the Athena Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System （UAS） Integration Kit into operational service over Washington, DC. Following seven years of development efforts, the system is now part of the National Capital Region air defense architecture.

Athena integrates different counter-drone sensors used by federal and military agencies and combines their data into a single, accurate track for any detected unmanned aircraft.

The system also merges identification information to distinguish drones from other objects in the airspace, reducing false alarms in crowded civilian environments.

The resulting air picture is then sent to the command-and-control systems responsible for managing air defense in the National Capital Region.

Washington is accelerating efforts to enhance counter-drone capabilities across both the US military and industry.

In December 2025, the US Army recognized Armaments Research Company （ARC） as a top performer in its xTech Counterstrike competition for emerging counter-UAS technologies.

中譯：

美國已將「雅典娜」反無人機系統整合套件，正式投入華盛頓特區上空的作戰運用。在歷經7年的研發後，該系統如今已成為「國家首都區」防空體系的一環。

雅典娜系統可整合聯邦與軍事機構所使用的各類反無人機感測器，並將其資料彙整為單一、精確的無人機航跡。

該系統同時融合身分識別資訊，用以區分無人機與空域中的其他物體，進而在高度擁擠的民用空域中降低誤判警報。

最終形成的空情圖像會傳送至負責國家首都區防空管理的指揮與管制系統。

華府方面正加快腳步，強化美軍與產業界的反無人機能力。

2025年12月，美國陸軍在其xTech Counterstrike新興反無人機科技競賽中，將軍備研究公司評為表現最傑出的單位之一。

─關鍵軍語─

※Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System：反無人機系統

※air defense architecture：防空體系