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QinetiQ to support US Army counter UAS

QinetiQ US won a $41 million, three-year task order to provide software and technology integration support for a counter-UAS project under the US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) C5ISR Center.

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The company will deliver technical and software engineering expertise to advance counter-UAS capabilities across fixed installations, vehicles, and mobile deployment systems. As systems integration experts, QinetiQ US will support key aspects of the programme including development, testing, deployment and training, providing warfighters with critical sensor technologies needed to detect and track increasingly sophisticated drone threats.

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“This task order reinforces QinetiQ US' 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 QinetiQ US' National & Global Security Solutions. "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.”

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QinetiQ US' advanced sensor and data fusion solutions provide the critical detection and tracking capabilities essential to layered counter-drone defence systems. By enabling precise threat identification, these solutions deliver the intelligence foundation necessary for effective counter-UAS neutralisation decisions.

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