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Countering Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS)

Counter-UAS

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Feature Article: S&T Tests Cutting-Edge Counter-Drone Technology

Recent field demos brought government, academia, and industry together to evaluate innovative C-UAS systems.

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2023 Year in Review: Secretary Mayorkas Champions Department-Wide Efforts to Save Lives and Prepare for 21st Century Security Challenges

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reflect on the progress made in 2023 to improve cohesion, transparency, and innovation in the work of preventing, preparing for, and responding to the many and varied threats facing the homeland in 2023.

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Video News Release: Secretary Mayorkas Calls for Extension and Expansion of Counter-UAS (Drone) Authorities

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released a video package for broadcast including comments from Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas on the need for Congress to reauthorize and expand DHS Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) authorities.

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S&T Seeks to Test Innovative Technologies to Counter “Dark” Small UAS Swarms

DHS S&T released an RFI seeking new and emerging C-UAS technology and solutions capable of detecting, tracking, identifying, reporting, and countering low-observable, low-emission and non-emitting (dark) small UAS (sUAS).

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S&T Seeks to Assess Kinetic Mitigation Capabilities for Countering Small UAS

DHS S&T released an RFI for kinetic mitigation technologies and solutions to counter small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS).

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Joint Statement Between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Ministry of Interior of the State of Qatar to Secure World Cup Qatar 2022

Building on the longstanding relationship between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Ministry of Interior of the State of Qatar (MOI), DHS Under Secretary for Policy Robert Silvers met Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H.E. Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani in Doha to discuss shared security priorities and re-affirm their joint commitment to expand cooperation to enhance the security of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.  

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Readout of Secretary Mayorkas’s Meeting with Minister of Interior General Sheikh Rashed bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa of Bahrain

On June 29, 2022, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas met with General Sheikh Rashed bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa, Minister of Interior of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Secretary Mayorkas and Minister Al-Khalifa signed three cooperative arrangements on countering unmanned aircraft systems, enhancing cooperation on cybersecurity, and combatting financial support for terrorism.

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Richmond Counter-UAS Testbed Fact Sheet

To establish organizational processes and identify which C-UAS systems DHS components should purchase, DHS has established multiple testbeds that represent a wide range of operational environments. Richmond, Virginia, was chosen as a testbed due to its dense urban terrain and environment, which can present technological challenges to C-UAS systems. Additionally, existing state and city programs, such as Virginia’s Department of Aviation’s (DOAV’s) work in drone traffic management, make Richmond an ideal DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) testbed location. 

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Statement by Secretary Mayorkas on the Administration’s C-UAS National Action Plan and Legislative Proposal

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement on the Administration’s Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) National Action Plan and legislative proposal.

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DHS S&T Awards $259M to Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System Threats

DHS S&T awarded $259,831,989.00 to the U.S. DoD Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) to assist in the acquisition of technical services, in support of S&T’s Counter-Unmanned System Threats (C-UST) efforts.