
The Pentagon’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) last Saturday issued a solicitation for sensors that can improve detection of one-way drones to enhance the counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) capabilities of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). The CDAO wants sensors to tackle the challenges posed by Group 2 and 3 drones, which weigh between 21 and 1,320 pounds. Iranian-backed Houthi rebels operating from Yemen have been firing armed UAS at U.S. Navy and commercial ships in the Red Sea for…