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The Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA) has awarded Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation a $11,534,599 contract for engineering services to design, develop, and integrate new and evolving interfaces supporting Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) for the Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control (FAAD C2) system. This task order falls under the broader Advanced Technology Support Program V (ATSP5), a $25 billion IDIQ contract vehicle aimed at rapidly fielding emerging microelectronics technologies to address capability gaps and electronics obsolescence in U.S. military systems. The effort enhances air and missile defense capabilities against unmanned aerial threats through advanced engineering development and integration.
https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_HQ072721F1417_9700_HQ072716D0004_9700