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Unmanned Systems

Army Taps Raytheon Drone-Radar Combo For Urgent Counter-UAS Capability

Tuesday, July 17th, 2018

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Army Taps Raytheon Drone-Radar Combo For Urgent Counter-UAS Capability

The RTX Coyote small unmanned aerial system (UAS). Photo: Defense Daily.

The U.S. Army will use Raytheon’s [RTN] Coyote unmanned aircraft system and the KRFS radar, as a near-term counter-unmanned aircraft system (UAS) capability to protect deployed units from enemy drones.Raytheon has delivered 40 KRFS, or Ku band radio frequency system, units to date, with as many as 32 deployed with Army units overseas. The company is finalizing development of advanced Coyote variants that will fly faster and farther. Because of an urgent operational need, the Army is expected to use Coyote as a counter-UAS solution before the…

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