Army awards up to $7B in sprawling counter-drone IDIQ
📍 The outcome
The Army’s multi‑billion‑dollar counter‑drone IDIQ resulted in several firms securing large U.S. contracts, including Smart Shooter’s $150 million deal for SMASH 2000LE systems, DroneShield’s three‑year $500 million award, and Digital Force Technologies’ $500 million IDIQ from JIATF‑401. These awards were announced alongside a Pentagon task‑force statement that billions in counter‑drone technology would be funded.
Coverage of the program has since quieted without a definitive further update.
Epilogue added 42d ago, after coverage quieted.
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Army awards up to $7B in sprawling counter-drone IDIQ Breaking Defense · 45d ago broke it first
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