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Leonardo DRS secured a position on a three-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $500 million to supply tactical radars to Joint Interagency Task Force 401, the U.S. Department of War organization established to accelerate counter-drone equipment to troops. No specific orders or delivery timelines were announced.
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Leonardo DRS received a $63 million U.S. Army production order for its Family of Weapon Sights–Individual, a clip-on thermal sight that transmits images wirelessly to night vision goggles, allowing soldiers to acquire targets without raising the rifle. The order continues a multi-year procurement.
Leonardo DRS announced a new UK-based subsidiary to support British requirements for counter-UAS capabilities, air defense, and active protection systems. The move expands the U.S. defense contractor's European footprint in markets where demand has accelerated since 2022.
Why it matters: A U.S. contractor is building a UK entity to chase British C-UAS and APS procurement — evidence that Europe's stated drone-defense shopping list is now large enough to justify dedicated subsidiaries, not just export sales teams.
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Leonardo DRS won an Other Transaction Agreement from the U.S. Space Force to develop sensor technology for detecting, tracking, and targeting fast-moving objects in orbit. The system is intended to support space superiority and space control missions. Terms were not disclosed. Leonardo DRS will continue work on sensors designed to operate in challenging conditions, including contested electromagnetic environments.
Leonardo DRS announced the Maritime-Mission Equipment Package (M-MEP), a naval variant of its ground-based counter-UAS technology. The modular system detects, identifies, tracks, and defeats drones threatening ships. M-MEP is designed to integrate across different vessel classes. The company announced the product via social media; no customer or contract details were disclosed.