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Army Selects LOCUST for Nearly $500 Million Counter-Drone Program

AV's LOCUST system was selected for a nearly $500 million U.S. Army counter-unmanned-aircraft contract under the E-HEL program.

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The award signals substantial investment in defenses against increasingly consequential drone threats.

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  1. AV's LOCUST® Selected for Nearly $500 million Army Counter-UAS Contract for Enduring-High Energy Laser (E-HEL) Program ↗owensoundsuntimes.com · Recorded source date: Sep 2, 2026, 7:32 PM UTC
  2. AV's LOCUST® Selected for Nearly $500 million Army Counter-UAS Contract for Enduring-High Energy Laser (E-HEL) Program ↗leaderpost.com · Recorded source date: Sep 2, 2026, 7:47 PM UTC

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