Commercial Solutions Opening Targets Scalable, Survivable Detection Technologies The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has issued a new Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) focused on one of the fastest growing security challenges facing defense and homeland operations: detecting and tracking small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS). The solicitation, titled Counter UAS Sensing for … [Read more...] about DIU Launches New Counter-Drone Sensing Initiative for Homeland and Mobile Defense
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New DIU Project Targets Scalable, Containerized Drone Launch and Recovery Systems
DoD Seeks Automated Infrastructure to Support Large-Scale Autonomous Drone Operations The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), through the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), has opened a new Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) seeking industry solutions for a Containerized Autonomous Drone Delivery System (CADDS). The effort focuses on developing containerized systems that can … [Read more...] about New DIU Project Targets Scalable, Containerized Drone Launch and Recovery Systems
JIATF Awards First Replicator 2 Contract for C-UAS System
The Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF 401) has awarded its first contract under the Replicator 2 initiative, procuring two of Fortem Technology's DroneHunter F700 counter-UAS systems with delivery expected by April. The acquisition represents the initial deployment of the War Department's accelerated strategy to field advanced counter-unmanned aerial systems across … [Read more...] about JIATF Awards First Replicator 2 Contract for C-UAS System
How Much Should a Military FPV Drone Cost? The Marine Corps Just Set a Number
Marine Corps RFI Calls for Low-Cost FPV Drones: Under $4,000 Per Airframe The U.S. Marine Corps has put industry on notice: it wants first person view (FPV) capable small UAS in huge numbers, at low cost, and built to be modified and repaired at the edge. A new Sources Sought Notice from NAVAIR’s PMA-263 is not a formal solicitation, but it clearly signals where Marine … [Read more...] about How Much Should a Military FPV Drone Cost? The Marine Corps Just Set a Number
DJI Appeals U.S. Court Decision Upholding Pentagon Designation
DJI has filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit following a federal district court ruling that upheld the Department of Defense’s designation of the company as a “Chinese Military Company.” The appeal marks the latest step in a legal process that has drawn attention across both the drone and defense sectors. According to the company, the District … [Read more...] about DJI Appeals U.S. Court Decision Upholding Pentagon Designation
