Drone Go Home, LLC, doing business as Aerodefense, has been awarded a $1.2 million firm fixed price contract by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to deliver a Mobile Pilot-Controller and Drone Detection System. This Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase II contract will support the development of technologies to detect unauthorized drones and mitigate potential risks they pose to Department of Defense operations and assets. Work will be performed...
On January 22, 2025, the Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded an Other Transaction Agreement valued at $43.7 million to DRS Network & Imaging Systems LLC for Air Defense Capability (ADC) Phase 2. The contract calls for development of a passive infrared wide area surveillance sensor system capable of providing initial threat detection, bearing, and cueing functionality—commonly referred to as "find, fix" capability in military air defense operations. Performance will be...
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1.25 million firm fixed price purchase order to Oneradio Corporation, a small business, for the development of a passive radar-based real-time drone detection application. The contract, awarded on August 16, 2024, with completion targeted for February 17, 2026, represents the Air Force's investment in advanced detection capabilities to address the growing threat of unmanned aerial systems. The technology leverages passive radar methodology, which...
The U.S. Air Force Materiel Command awarded a $174,496.51 firm fixed-price purchase order to Jenoptik Optical Systems, LLC for the procurement of Jenoptik speed cameras at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The contract, issued on September 1, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2030, was not set aside for any specific business type. Jenoptik Optical Systems, LLC, a Florida-headquartered division of German-owned Jenoptik AG, specializes in advanced optical technologies and photonics...
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1.13M purchase order to Drone Go Home, LLC (doing business as Aerodefense) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II to develop a wearable radio frequency drone detection system. The contract, designated as a total small business set-aside, carries a firm fixed price structure with an ultimate completion date of June 6, 2025. Work will be performed in Oceanport, New Jersey. Aerodefense, a self-certified small disadvantaged...
The U.S. Air Force's Air Combat Command (ACC) awarded a $110,000.00 firm fixed price purchase order to Dedrone Defense Inc. for the DEDRONE DEFENDER V3 counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) solution. The contract has a completion date of July 31, 2024. Dedrone Defense Inc. is a market leader in airspace security and has received multiple prime and subcontract awards from federal agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security United States Secret Service for its counter-drone technology...
This federal contract award was issued by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation Electronic Systems, a major defense contractor, to develop and demonstrate a prototype three-dimensional (3-D) laser detection and ranging (LADAR) imaging system. The purpose is to significantly improve non-cooperative combat identification (NCID) capabilities over current forward-looking infrared (FLIR) and video imaging systems. The $6,089,446.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee...
This $197,700 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract was awarded by the Illinois National Guard to Detect Inc., a for-profit manufacturer specializing in advanced radar and remote sensing technologies. The contract is for the procurement of the HARRIER S200H Air Surveillance Radar system, which is used for aviation safety, security, and wildlife management applications. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Detect Inc. has established itself as a key provider of sophisticated...
DRS Sustainment Systems Inc., a subsidiary of Italian aerospace and defense firm Leonardo SPA, has been awarded a $750,000 firm fixed-price definitive contract by the Department of the Army for the JCO DEMO 6 Prize Competition Award-Ring 5. The contract is not set-aside and follows from the Army's Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) Office initiative, which sought industry solutions for detecting, tracking, identifying, and defeating unmanned aircraft systems in contested...
The U.S. Army awarded Fortem Technologies Inc. an Other Transaction Order valued at approximately $3.3 million for a prototype of the company's DroneHunter counter-unmanned aerial system (UAS) and associated field representative support. The contract was awarded on January 30, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of January 29, 2031. This award falls under the G-TEAD (Government Technology Enterprise Acquisition Marketplace) vehicle, which enables rapid prototyping and acquisition of...