AV Awarded $500M Counter-Drone Contract to Deploy Multi-Layer Defense Across the United States

U.S. drone defense systems developer AV has announced it has been awarded a $500 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401) under its Domestic Shield Program, covering the delivery of integrated counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) capabilities.

Scope Covers Critical Facilities Nationwide

Under the contract, AV will build a multi-layered defense architecture for critical infrastructure, military bases, and general communities across the United States to counter the growing threat posed by drones. The centerpiece of the effort is AV's proprietary AV_Halo™ C-UAS framework, which delivers the following key capabilities:

• Persistent Detection: Around-the-clock monitoring of airspace for anomalous targets
• Tracking: Real-time monitoring of drone flight trajectories
• Identification: Distinguishing threat from non-threat aircraft
• Defeat: Effective neutralization of hostile drones

Platform-Agnostic Design Enhances Deployment Flexibility

The AV_Halo™ architecture is built on a platform-agnostic design philosophy, meaning the system can be integrated across a wide range of existing military and civilian platforms. This significantly lowers the barrier to adoption and increases deployment flexibility across units and mission scenarios, meeting the high scalability demands of national security and homeland defense.

Responding to an Escalating Drone Threat Landscape

In recent years, the threat posed by commercial and modified drones to military installations and critical infrastructure has risen sharply, prompting the U.S. government to accelerate domestic C-UAS capability development. JIATF-401's Domestic Shield Program was established precisely in this context—to consolidate cross-agency resources and create a defense architecture that can be rapidly deployed with immediate operational readiness.

AV stated that this contract validates the maturity of its C-UAS technology and underscores the company's strategic position in the national security sector. The company says it will continue to support U.S. homeland defense missions with scalable, modular solutions.

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