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Perennial Autonomy Secures $500M JIATF-401 Counter-UAS Contract

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Summary

GovConWire reports that drone-maker Perennial Autonomy has received a potential 5.2M February 2026 Bumblebee V2 agreement and covers three Perennial product lines already fielded with centcom: Merops interceptors, Bumblebee quadcopters, and Hornet midrange strike drones. The department-of-war frames the award as advancing low-cost drone interceptors that combine computer vision, RF sensing, and secure comms while keeping operators in the loop on lethal-force decisions. The contract is positioned as a procurement accelerator for the jiatf-401-marketplace and the broader counter-drone layered-defense doctrine.

Key Claims

  • JIATF-401 awarded perennial-autonomy a potential $500M three-year IDIQ contract for enterprise C-UAS support (attributed to department-of-war).
  • The contract covers merops-interceptor, bumblebee-counter-uas, and hornet-strike-drone — all already in use within centcom AOR.
  • JIATF-401 had previously awarded Perennial Autonomy a separate $5.2M February 2026 agreement for Bumblebee V2 operational counter-drone evaluations with rapidly deployable forces.
  • Systems include detection, tracking, and targeting via computer vision, RF sensing, and secure communications, with humans in control of lethal-force decisions.
  • The award is meant to accelerate counter-drone procurement through the jiatf-401-marketplace and integrate sensors, effectors, and mission-command systems across the joint force.

Notable Quotes

Systems under the contract “feature detection, tracking and targeting technologies such as computer vision, radio frequency sensing and secure communications while keeping operators in control of lethal-force decisions.” — GovConWire paraphrase of DoW statement

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