Pentagon awards Perennial Autonomy $500M counter-drone contract
JIATF-401 awards Perennial Autonomy a $500M three-year contract for three drone interceptor platforms, marking the largest C-UAS procurement and a shift from million-dollar missiles to sub-$20K attritable systems.
Pentagon deploys directed-energy drones systems to 5 U.S. bases
Joint Interagency Task Force 401 selected five military installations to field high-energy laser and microwave counter-drone systems, marking the first operational homeland deployment of directed-energy C-UAS technology.
Echodyne radar locked into $490M Air Force counter-drone program
Echodyne's EchoShield radar becomes primary sensor across Trust Automation's SUADS platform under $490M Air Force IDIQ, marking first SOSA-compliant counter-UAS architecture with no prime contractor.