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Persistent Airborne Counter Unmanned Aerial System Surveillance is sponsored by U.S. Department of the Navy (Navy STTR Program). This STTR topic aims to develop and demonstrate an innovative airborne counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) concept that balances sensing performance and host unmanned airborne platform capabilities supporting persistent surveillance with overall system size, weight, power, and cost (SWAP-C).
Consideration should be given to common sensing systems including radar, radio frequency analyzers, acoustic and optical systems either alone or in combination on the host platform.
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Persistent Airborne Counter Unmanned Aerial System Surveillance is funded by U.S. Department of the Navy (Navy STTR Program). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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