NATO Selects 16 Counter-Drone Systems for Accelerated Procurement

NATO has launched a new procurement mechanism for counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS), allowing Alliance members to acquire the equipment they need more quickly without holding additional tenders.

NATO announced the initiative on its official website.

As part of the initiative, the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) selected 16 solutions from five companies: Alta Ares, Axon Enterprise, Northrop Grumman, OSL UK, and Quantum Systems. The selected systems are already in use in NATO member states and Ukraine.

The list includes fixed, mobile and transportable counter-drone systems. Framework contracts for their procurement will run for 18 months, and NATO plans to hold regular new selection rounds to add more advanced technologies.

NATO has allocated €3.1 million for additional testing of the selected systems. The procurement mechanism was established under the Drone Edge initiative, which envisages over $40 billion in investment by Alliance members in counter-drone capabilities over the next five years.

Source: Militaryni