Engineering services: support for counter unmanned aerial systems objectives with tactical client handshaking registering operator commands for keynote systems

The Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA) has awarded Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation a $16,192,106 contract for engineering services to support counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) objectives, specifically involving tactical client handshaking and registering operator commands for Keynote Systems. This procurement falls under the DMEA's Advanced Technology Support Program (ATSP), a multiple-award IDIQ framework for rapid engineering development in microelectronics to address DoD capability gaps and obsolescence. The strategic context reflects the U.S. military's heightened emphasis on C-UAS technologies amid the proliferation of unmanned systems in modern warfare.