:

Unmanned Systems

Citadel Defense Gets $6 Million from DoD for C-UAS System

Kelsey Reichmann

Thursday, August 12th, 2021

SHARE:

Citadel Defense Gets $6 Million from DoD for C-UAS System

Citadel Defense was awarded a contract to build and deploy a C-UAS system for sensitive government locations. (Citadel Defense)

The Department of Defense awarded Citadel Defense a $6 million contract to build and supply a new AI-powered counter unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) system that will be developed using feedback from military operators and first responders, the company said on Aug. 12. The new system built for this contract will be fixed for site protection and will be used at sensitive government locations and be operated by military personnel and first responders. The specific customer within the DoD who purchased…

Congress

Senior GOP HASC Members Wittman, Turner Ousted Amid Dems’ Blue Wave

Two senior Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee, including a potential frontrunner for the panel’s top GOP role, have officially lost their reelection bids. Reps. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) and […]

Congress

Dems’ Big Night Set To Reshape Top Defense Committee Spots, As Key GOP’ers Knocked Off

Democrats’ sweeping victories in Tuesday’s midterms, taking back control of the House and Senate, are set to reshape key spots atop defense committees, to include House Armed Services panels and […]

Congress

Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia

As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]

‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]