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SOCOM Seeks Systems Integration Partner For Counter Unmanned Systems

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, April 20th, 2020

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SOCOM Seeks Systems Integration Partner For Counter Unmanned Systems

The Coyote Block 2 counter-drone weapon and KuRFS radar worked together to detect and engage a target in a test over the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. (Photo: U.S. Army)

U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) last Friday said it plans to contract with a systems integrator for help with counter unmanned systems (CUxS) with an initial focus on countering unmanned aerial systems (CUAS). SOCOM said it expects a competition to begin in the third quarter of this year with an award expected late in the first quarter of 2021. The Request for Information (RFI) issued last Friday will enable the command to prepare an acquisition strategy for the integration of…

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