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"Very Low-Cost Kinetic Defeat for Counter-Small-UAS Using AI-Enabled Autonomous Detection and Interception" is currently closed and not accepting applications.
Very Low-Cost Kinetic Defeat for Counter-Small-UAS Using AI-Enabled Autonomous Detection and Interception is sponsored by U.S. Department of the Air Force (DAF SBIR/STTR). Supports development of AI-enabled, low-cost autonomous counter-small-unmanned-aircraft-system kinetic defeat capabilities.
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