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DIU To Issue Solicitation For Low-Collateral Effects Counter-Drone Solutions

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, May 1st, 2025

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DIU To Issue Solicitation For Low-Collateral Effects Counter-Drone Solutions

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The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) next week plans to issue a solicitation seeking commercial solutions to more safely defeat small drones, the head of the unit said on Thursday. The commercial solutions opening for low collateral defeat drone capabilities will be aimed at the use of these systems in highly populated areas, Doug Beck told the House Armed Service’s Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces. Beck said the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will be part of the low collateral…

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