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Army’s Rapid Capabilities And Critical Tech Office Exploring Counter-sUAS ‘As A Service’ Model

Army’s Rapid Capabilities And Critical Tech Office Exploring Counter-sUAS ‘As A Service’ Model
Soldiers from 5th Armored Brigade, First Army Division West, developed a course of instruction to counter the threat of commercial, off-the-shelf unmanned aerial surveillance vehicles at McGregor Range Complex, N.M. Photo: (Staff Sgt. Timothy Gray)

The Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) is holding a live fire demonstration in April that will explore interest in industry’s potential to provide counter-small drone capabilities “as a service,” the office’s director said Wednesday.  “For a long time, we bought particular products and we provided those to soldiers. That’s been the model for a long time and maybe it’s time to change that model a little bit. Maybe what we need to do is have a company…

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