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Unmanned Systems

Pending Multiple Award DHS-Wide Counter-Drone Contract Worth $1.5 Billion

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, November 24th, 2025

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Pending Multiple Award DHS-Wide Counter-Drone Contract Worth $1.5 Billion

Drone detection technology that TSA has evaluated at Miami International Airport. Photo: MIA

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last Friday evening released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a multiple award contract worth up to $1.5 billion that its components and agencies will use to solicit and award counter-drone solutions and services. The DHS-wide Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) program will make awards in two tracks, with Track 1 being for integrated or standalone hardware and software solutions that can detect, track, identify and defeat drone threats (Defense Daily, Nov. 6). Track 2…

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