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DHS, FAA Expect RFI This Week For Drone Security

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, October 16th, 2019

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DHS, FAA Expect RFI This Week For Drone Security

Applied Technology Associates' Locust counter drone and tracking system shown in different use cases. Graphic: ATA

The government this week plans to begin soliciting interest from industry for upcoming evaluations of technology for detecting, tracking, identifying and mitigating potential threats from small drones and other aircraft flying in the homeland. The forthcoming Request for Information (RFI) is a joint effort by the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and will be issued through the government business opportunity website FedBizOps under the title “Air Domain Awareness and Protection…

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