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The Army is rushing to field more counter-drone air defenses. This week the Army announced it had agreed to a U.S. $75 million contract with Raytheon for 600 Coyote 2Cs, a loitering counter-drone munition. It’s doing so using its rapid acquisition authority, allowing an expedited process to quickly acquire and field the weapons.

Pentagon already has addition to Coyote munitions, but new deal will expand the Army’s arsenal for them and fast. Under rapid acquisition authority, the Army is able to secure contract & start delivery in less than a month after it received authorization to purchase the Coyotes. This allows the Army to much more quickly acquire & field the munitions compared to the normal process, which can take months if not longer. The contract was made in mid-January, with the Army only announcing it this week.

“The Coyote is a key component of the counter-UAS system of systems,” Army said in its release about the decision. “It is a ground-launched, radar-guided interceptor, with kinetic and non-kinetic variants, that integrates into fixed site-low, small-unmanned aircraft system integrated defeat systems & mobile-slow, small-unmanned aircraft system integrated defeat systems.” Weapons system is small enough that it can be deployed at smaller operating bases. According to its manufacturer. Coyote interceptor is capable of taking out drones of various sizes and maneuverability, such as the one-way attack drones used by various militias in the Middle East.
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