The Air Force is asking Congress for more than $100 million in additional R&D funding for autonomous drones and networked weapon systems.

The Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) initiative comes at a time when GPS satellites, which the U.S. military, private sector and the average citizen depend on, are at risk of being jammed.

The service has signed the deal with PAR Government Systems.

Air Force Research Lab's NINJA counter-sUAS program will absorb the Defense Digital Service's drone-sensing capabilities.

The directed energy program could give the military tools to disable incoming drones.

The Air Force Research Lab successfully launched a small unmanned system from a larger drone mid-flight, the lab said.