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Leonardo Joins Army Effort To Defeat Small Enemy Drones

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Leonardo Joins Army Effort To Defeat Small Enemy Drones
An upgraded Coyote Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) flies over the Avon Park Air Force Range, Fla. during a January 2016 demonstration flight. (Photo: NOAA)

The Army awarded Leonardo DRS a $16 million contract to fill an urgent operational need for systems that can detect and destroy enemy unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).Leonardo has teamed with Moog Inc. [MOG.A, MOG.B] to provide the counter-UAS capability, which the Army has identified as a critical capability gap against current enemies like Islamic State militants and potential adversaries including Russia and China.The counter-UAS capability will include Moog’s Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform (RIwP) turret, Leonardo DRS’ mast-mounted Surveillance and Battlefield Reconnaissance…

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