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US military counter-drone procurement initiative

Overview

The U.S. Department of Defense has launched a new online Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) Marketplace to accelerate the acquisition of counter-drone technology. Developed by Kaizen Laboratories for the Joint Interagency Task Force-401, the platform allows military, federal, law enforcement, and allied users to search and compare validated equipment, such as jammers and kinetic weapons.

The initiative aims to bypass traditional, slow procurement processes and was informed by the rapid proliferation of low-cost commercial drones seen in recent conflicts.

Following the platform's launch, the U.S. Army has begun utilizing the marketplace to decentralize procurement. During evaluation events in Alabama, operational units participated in demonstrations of Medium Range Reconnaissance (MRR) systems. These units were able to evaluate Group 2 systems and select up to two different systems to meet their specific reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition needs, which are scheduled for fielding and training in the coming months.

Entities

U.S. Army · U.S. Department of Defense · Kaizen Laboratories · CPE Aviation UAS Project Office · Nikhil Reddy

Timeline

  1. 3 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    U.S. Army units select own reconnaissance drones via UAS Marketplace

    U.S. Army units are using the UAS Marketplace to evaluate and select their own Medium Range Reconnaissance drones, allowing for more direct involvement in technology procurement.

  2. 9 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources
    Pentagon launches online marketplace for counter‑drone systems

    The Pentagon’s C‑UAS task force and Kaizen Labs launched a $15 million online marketplace to speed procurement of validated counter‑drone systems for U.S. and allied users, featuring AI planning tools.

Sources

dnyuz.com · dronelife.com · dvidshub.net · executivegov.com · soldiersystems.net