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State Department Approves Potential $1 Billion Deal With Qatar For FS-LIDS Drone Defeat Systems

State Department Approves Potential $1 Billion Deal With Qatar For FS-LIDS Drone Defeat 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)

The State Department has approved a potential $1 billion deal with Qatar for the sale of 10 Fixed Site-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft System Integrated Defeat Systems (FS-LIDS). The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on Tuesday of the new foreign military sale. FS-LIDS is a counter-drone system of systems composed of radars, electronic warfare tools, kinetic capabilities and common command and control platforms. Raytheon Technologies [RTX] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] are the principal contractors for the deal. As…

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