Corroborated procurement notice 2026-10-05
The U.S. Department of Defense's Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Task Force 401 (JIATF-401) has selected AeroVironment, Epirus, Kord, and Boeing for a pilot programme assessing high-energy laser and high-powered microwave systems for homeland counter-UAS missions. The pilot will evaluate operational deployment of directed-energy C-UAS in domestic defence scenarios.
Corroborated contract 2026-09-30 €139m
Israeli company Smart Shooter received a 36-month indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from JIATF-401 with a ceiling of up to $150 million for its SMASH fire-control system, which enables kinetic defeat of drones. The contract supports U.S. force protection and base defense. Smart Shooter competes with DroneShield and Digital Force Technologies, which announced separate JIATF-401 awards the same day.
Corroborated contract 2026-09-30
DroneShield announced it has been awarded an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract under JIATF-401's Domestic Shield programme, following a similar $250 million IDIQ disclosed by Echodyne for radar systems. Both deals support counter-drone operations in the continental United States. Ceiling values were not disclosed by DroneShield.