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Army Selects LOCUST for Nearly $500 Million Counter-Drone Program
United States
First seen: Sep 2, 2026, 7:32 PM UTCUpdated: Sep 2, 2026, 8:32 PM UTC
WHAT HAPPENED
AV's LOCUST system was selected for a nearly $500 million U.S. Army counter-unmanned-aircraft contract under the E-HEL program.
SO WHAT?
The award signals substantial investment in defenses against increasingly consequential drone threats.
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