Marines hire Anduril for counter-drone services worth up to $642M
Ten competitors vied to protect bases with non-kinetic means.
The service branch received 10 proposals for the Installation-Counter small Unmanned Aircraft Systems contract that also includes sustainment services, according to the Pentagon’s Friday awards digest.
Marine Corps officials set up the contract to acquire more capabilities for detecting, tracking, countering and defending their facilities, personnel and assets from small drones and other emerging threats.
Solicitation documents released in February 2024 outline the Marines’ desire to cover the entire kill chain and rely on non-kinetic means such as electromagnetic, acoustic, or other signature disruptions to a small UAS’ flight path.
Currently I-CSUAS capabilities are provided on a leased, as-a-service basis and operate under an “urgent statement of need,” according to fiscal year 2025 budget documents. The Marines aim to eventually turn I-CSUAS into a program of record.
Delivery order No. 1 for the contract will involve program management, system procurement, site survey, new equipment training, physical configuration audit, and engineering services.
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