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CBP Selects Five Companies To Provide Small UAS To DHS

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, December 23rd, 2021

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CBP Selects Five Companies To Provide Small UAS To DHS

Small quadcopter unmanned aircraft system supplied by Red Cat's Teal Drones unit. Photo: Red Cat Holdings

Customs and Border Protection has selected five companies to compete for up to $90 million in orders to provide small unmanned aircraft systems for Department of Homeland Security components. The awardees under the five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) are Altavian, which is part of Teledyne Technologies [TDY], Atlantic Diving Supply, which resells UAS provided by various manufacturers, Red Cat Holdings [RCAT], Vantage Robotics, and W.S. Darley & Co., which resells Teledyne’s UAS systems. Red Cat said that its Teal Drones…

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