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Associated Press
27-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
QINETIQ US WINS $41 MILLION TASK ORDER TO SUPPORT ARMY COUNTER UAS
Advanced sensor integration and detection technologies to strengthen U.S. Army counter-UAS capabilities MCLEAN, Va., May 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- QinetiQ US wins a $41 million, three-year task order to provide software and technology integration support for a counter-UAS project under the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) C5ISR Center. The company will deliver technical and software engineering expertise to advance counter-UAS capabilities across fixed installations, vehicles, and mobile deployment systems. As systems integration experts, QinetiQ US will support key aspects of the program including development, testing, deployment and training, providing warfighters with critical sensor technologies needed to detect and track increasingly sophisticated drone threats. 'This task order reinforces QinetiQ US' role as a trusted technology partner in countering the rapidly evolving UAS threat landscape that challenges our warfighters,' said Jonathan Riksen, executive vice president and general manager of QinetiQ US' National & Global Security Solutions. 'By developing advanced sensor technologies and data fusion capabilities for counter-UAS programs, we're providing essential detection and tracking systems that form critical links in the counter-UAS kill chain.' QinetiQ US' advanced sensor and data fusion solutions provide the critical detection and tracking capabilities essential to layered counter-drone defense systems. By enabling precise threat identification, these solutions deliver the intelligence foundation necessary for effective counter-UAS neutralization decisions. About QinetiQ US QinetiQ US is a leading defense and national security company providing mission-led, customer-focused engineering and innovative solutions for next-generation ISR, advanced cyber technology, mission operations and multi-domain autonomous systems to deliver a decisive and actionable information advantage. As a provider of secure, technologically advanced services and products to the U.S. Department of Defense, Homeland Security, Intelligence Community and other national security agencies, QinetiQ US partners closely with customers to deploy new capabilities protecting lives and the nation's vital interests. QinetiQ US operates under a Special Security Agreement (SSA) with the U.S. Government. As the U.S. subsidiary of QinetiQ Group plc, we maintain independent governance and oversight to protect classified information and ensure full compliance with U.S. national security requirements. For more information, visit View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE QinetiQ US
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Raytheon's ‘DeepStrike' autonomous launcher shines at US Army's PC-C5 initiative
Raytheon's new autonomous launcher, 'DeepStrike,' made a successful debut at the U.S. Army's Project Convergence Capstone 5 (PC-C5) event, which focuses on testing future warfare technologies. Paired with its bid for a new training missile, 'DeepStrike' was successfully fired three times with different objectives during the event, a company official said. At this year's event, officials are testing several autonomous weapons, including the Army's AML system, an uncrewed version of the M142 rocket launcher, and a rival design from Raytheon. The arms manufacturing company is building its mobile launcher on Oshkosh Defense's FMTV A2 truck, using autonomy technology from Forterra. According to Brian Burton, vice president of Precision Fires and Maneuver at Raytheon, the industry team is using a leader-follower set up, where a manned vehicle takes the lead while an autonomous launcher follows. The trio tested the model earlier this month at Project Convergence in California's Fort Irwin. They used the defense giant's bid for the Army's Joint Reduced Range Rocket (JT3) program, designed for either the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) or M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS). The company submitted its proposal in May 2024, with Ursa Major supplying the rocket motor. However, a winner has yet to be selected. The aerospace leader now plans to take feedback from the PC-C5 event and continue launcher development and testing accordingly. 'We're gonna do more testing … more autonomous vehicle demonstrations to where we're proving out how it operates in a complex battlefield,' Burton said in a press release. 'As you can imagine, with autonomy, you're going to run into fog and rain. You're going to run into vehicles, enemy vehicles that have been destroyed and are on fire, and so those things need to be accounted for.' As companies develop new autonomous ground weapons, Army officials are identifying limitations, assessing their role in formations, and acquiring ground robots through various initiatives. However, the service has yet to announce a concrete plan for acquiring an autonomous launcher. If it moves forward, it cannot rely on DEVCOM for mass production, Long-Range Precision Fires Cross Functional Team leader Brig. Gen. Rory Crooks said in January. 'I don't see DEVCOM as being the way to introduce larger numbers into formations in the near future. That will be how we leverage industry,' Crooks said. 'But it starts with refining that requirement, which we're in the process of [doing].' PC-C5 is the U.S. Army's premier modernization experiment, which brings together joint and multinational partners to test and integrate advanced technologies aimed at enhancing battlefield capabilities and interoperability. Now in its fifth iteration, PC-C5 is being held at both the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, and across the Indo-Pacific, with key locations including Hawaii, Guam, Japan, the Philippines, Australia, and French Tahiti.
