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DIU Selects Companies To Rapidly Prototype Long-Range Loitering Munitions For Contested Environments

DIU Selects Companies To Rapidly Prototype Long-Range Loitering Munitions For Contested Environments
Dragoon Technologies unmanned aircraft system. Photo: Dragoon

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) last Friday said it has awarded contracts to AeroVironment [AVAV], Auterion, Dragoon Technology, and Swan to rapidly prototype and demonstrate long-range loitering munitions that can operate in disconnected, GPS and electronic warfare denied environments against near-peer adversaries. Neither the values of the individual awards nor the companies’ respective solutions were disclosed. A DIU spokesperson told Defense Daily the overall value of the contracts is $16.5 million. Swan and Auterion, both U.S. software companies, are partnered…

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