Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Darpa Seeks Counter-Drone 'Sensing, Neutralization' Systems
Novel technologies would complement or be part of an advanced Mobile Force Protection counter-UAS system, Darpa says.
The objective of the Mobile Force Protection system is to develop an advanced, mobile counter-UAS system. (Image: Darpa)
The objective of the Mobile Force Protection system is to develop an advanced, mobile counter-UAS system. (Image: Darpa)

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) has requested proposals for novel technologies to sense and defeat small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) threatening moving convoys. Plans call for conducting a field demonstration by January.