Breaking Defense
MELBOURNE — Less than a year after inviting tenders for a program to rapidly acquire a suite of counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (c-UAS) capabilities, Australia has issued an initial rolling wave of contracts, totalling $16.9 million AUD ($11.2 million USD) to 11 companies to start.
“This will see some of the world’s most capable threat detectors and drone-defeating platforms rapidly be introduced into service by the ADF (Australian Defence Force)”, Australian Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy said at a drone racing showcase in the Australian capital Canberra.
