Army steps up search for anti-drone technology
Army steps up search for anti-drone technology
By Kevin McCaney
Feb 26, 2014
Army Gray Eagle UAS
As the Pentagon moves toward a future of fewer troops and more unmanned vehicles, other countries are doing the same, particularly in the use of drones. The military is trying to account for that by not only expanding its use of unmanned aerial vehicles, but looking for technologies to defend against them.
The Army has issued a sources sought notice for information that can help in developing an affordable Counter Unmanned Aerial System (CUAS). It wants to assess current capabilities and possible alternatives, as well as get an idea about what a CUAS might cost.
“U.S. forces will be increasingly threatened by reconnaissance and armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the near and far future,” the solicitation says. Those threats exist at all levels, micro-sized to large UAVs. “All levels of detection, decision and defeat should be considered when developing and proposing a capability.” The Army wants ideas to cover the spectrum of military operations, from the brigade level and above out to the tactical edge.
The Army notes that technologies service the tactical edge could be analogous to those used in the continental United States, where both military and other officials have discussed the potential threat from UAVs and the need for anti-UAV technology.
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