INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Defense Innovation Unit and the Joint Counter-small UAS Office, announced a new solicitation for low-collateral defeat (LCD) options in
support of Replicator 2 that can scale across the joint force and integrate into existing Counter Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-sUAS)
programs of record.As part of the Replicator initiative, the call for novel capabilities builds on multiple efforts to deliver strategic
capability and to build new innovative muscle for the Department of Defense.As drones rapidly evolve from slow, easily identifiable
commercial systems operating on known frequencies-to faster, custom-built systems, the call for LCD capabilities is a key effort geared
toward supporting warfighters with the most effective defeat options
flexibility, scalability, and execution, this effort aims to add urgency to defense innovation and clear systemic roadblocks related to LCD
United States Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, Gen
Gregory Guillot, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command hosted distinguished visitors at
Falcon Peak on Fort Carson, Colorado in October 2024
Solution providers should expect to participate in shared testing events with other vendors, operators and government developers from each
accelerate defense procurement, ensures the Armed Forces have decisive advantages now and into the future.As part of the Replicator
initiative, this call for novel capabilities also builds on multiple efforts underway elsewhere in the Department of Defense, to include the
Military Services, United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), the Office of the Under Secretary of Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSD
