Australia LAND 156 Counter-Small UAS

Project LAND 156 is the Australian Defence Force's project to acquire a counter small uncrewed aircraft systems capability. It was launched in 2025 and sits within a planned AUD 1.3 billion investment in counter-drone capability over ten years. In August 2025 Defence appointed Leidos Australia as systems integration partner under an AUD 45.9 million contract, and early contracts worth nearly AUD 39 million went to 20 vendors. A Leidos-led live-fire demonstration took place during Exercise Southern Arrow 25 in December 2025, and in January 2026 Defence set up an industry panel of 28 companies for counter small UAS services.