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Army

Army Awards RTX $75 Million Rapid Acquisition Deal For 600 Coyote Interceptors

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, February 9th, 2024

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Army Awards RTX $75 Million Rapid Acquisition Deal For 600 Coyote Interceptors

The Coyote Block 2 counter-drone weapon and KuRFS radar worked together to detect and engage a target in a test over the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. (Photo: U.S. Army)

The Army on Friday said it recently awarded RTX [RTX] a $75 million contract for production of 600 Coyote 2C interceptors. The deal, officially awarded on Jan. 16, utilized a rapid acquisition authority and will go toward supporting the Army’s counter-drone mission. “The contract supports a Coyote Interceptor demand increase and subsequent need to increase production capacity,” the Army said in a statement. “The Coyote is a key component of the counter-UAS system of systems.” The Army described RTX’s Coyote…

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