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CACI Nabs $500 Million JIATF-401 Deal To Supply C-UAS Capabilities

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, July 30th, 2026

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CACI Nabs $500 Million JIATF-401 Deal To Supply C-UAS Capabilities

Trailer-based version of CACI's SkyValor counter-drone system. Image: CACI International

The Army-led Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401) on Thursday awarded CACI International [CACI] a $500 million contract for procurement of the company’s counter-drone capabilities. The initial task order is for $25 million. The deal establishes a contracting vehicle to purchase CACI’s counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) capabilities, including the CORIAN v3, fixed-site version of the company’s SkyValor radio frequency-based drone defeat system, and BEAM, which JIATF-401 described as a “low size, weight and power system with radio frequency and direction…

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