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U.S. Air Force Surveying Industry on Mature Counter UAS

Frank Wolfe

Friday, March 14th, 2025

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U.S. Air Force Surveying Industry on Mature Counter UAS

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The U.S. Air Force wants to hear from companies able to demonstrate mature, Technology Readiness Level 6 ground-to-air and air-to-air counter drone systems by June 30 and to increase production by 2,000 systems annually. The request for systems able to counter drones in the Group 2 and Group 3 categories--from 21 pounds to 1,320 pounds--comes in request to a Joint Urgent Operational Need, according to a request for information by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's attack division (AFLCMC…

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