Matthew Nelson
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a request for information from potential providers of counter-unmanned aircraft systems in a move to address security concerns over hostile drones.
DHS said Monday in a FedBizOpps notice its science and technology directorate will use the collected data to assess and identify commercial-off-the-shelf counter-UAS platforms in 2019 that could be procured and deployed.
Interested vendors are required to provide cost information, technical characteristics and mitigation type of their platforms through a questionnaire.
Responses to the notice are due Dec. 3.
