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  • Northrop, Army Test Fire C2 System for Counter-UAS Assets - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop, Army Test Fire C2 System for Counter-UAS Assets

    Northrop Grumman has demonstrated the command and control functions of its short-range counter unmanned aerial systems. The forward area air defense command and control system detected and intercepted weapons during the U.S. Army’s live fire testing at the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona, the aerospace and defense company said Tuesday. The system of systems evaluation […] More

  • Army Seeks White Papers on Counter-sUAS Technologies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Seeks White Papers on Counter-sUAS Technologies

    The U.S. Army is soliciting white papers from vendors to determine industry interest in demonstrating fixed or mobile capabilities that can counter threats posed by Group 3 small unmanned aircraft systems. Interested stakeholders should only submit white papers if their proposed systems are ready for testing by May 2023, according to a project announcement published […] More

  • Raytheon, Army Test Counter-Drone Tech 'LIDS' - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon, Army Test Counter-Drone Tech ‘LIDS’

    Raytheon Technologies’ missiles and defense business and the U.S. Army demonstrated the capabilities of LIDS, a counter-unmanned aircraft system platform, during the service’s summer test period. LIDS stands for Low, slow, small UAS Integrated Defeat System and is an Army-developed platform composed of Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensor or KuRFS and Coyote family of effectors from […] More

  • Northrop Awarded Army Contract to Provide Baltic Nations With c-sUAS C2 System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Awarded Army Contract to Provide Baltic Nations With c-sUAS C2 System

    Northrop Grumman will deliver a command and control system for counter-small unmanned aerial platforms to Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia in support of U.S. European Command’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense Plan. Under a $14.3 million contract from the Army, Northrop will provide its Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control system to help the Baltic […] More

  • Lockheed Demos Q-53 Radar's UAS Counter, Tracking Functions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Demos Q-53 Radar’s UAS Counter, Tracking Functions

    Lockheed Martin has demonstrated the AN/TPQ-53 counterfire radar’s unmanned aerial systems tracking and identification functions designed to support information relay to a command and control node. The company built Q-53 to detect, classify, track and locate indirect fire from enemies in 36o- and 90- degree modes, as well as deliver multi-mission radar functions through its rockets, […] More