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QinetiQ US has secured a three-year, $41 million task order to provide software and technology integration support for a counter-unmanned aircraft system project.
Contract Scope
The defense and national security company said Tuesday the task order, under the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, or DEVCOM, C5ISR Center, intends to bolster the service branch’s counter-UAS capabilities through advanced sensor integration and detection technologies.
Under the task order, QinetiQ will leverage its technical and software engineering expertise to enhance counter-UAS capabilities for fixed installations, vehicles and mobile deployment systems. Furthermore, the systems integration expert will drive the program’s development, testing, deployment and training, delivering crucial sensor technologies that would strengthen the warfighters’ capabilities to detect and track emerging drone threats.
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The company’s advanced sensor and data fusion technologies are vital for layered counter-drone defense systems. They offer precise threat detection and tracking capabilities to neutralize these unmanned systems.
“This task order reinforces QinetiQ’s role as a trusted technology partner in countering the rapidly evolving UAS threat landscape that challenges our warfighters,” said Jonathan Riksen, executive vice president and general manager of national global security solutions at QinetiQ US.
“By developing advanced sensor technologies and data fusion capabilities for counter-UAS programs, we’re providing essential detection and tracking systems that form critical links in the counter-UAS kill chain,” Riksen added.
