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JCO Evaluating Counter Small UAS Demonstrations Last Month, As Five Companies Bow Out Due to COVID, Supply Chain Problems

JCO Evaluating Counter Small UAS Demonstrations Last Month, As Five Companies Bow Out Due to COVID, Supply Chain Problems
A Modular Intercept Drone Avionics Set (MIDAS) by Aurora Flight Sciences participated in an April C-sUAS demonstration at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz. (U.S. Army Photo)

The Pentagon's Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) Office (JCO) is evaluating a three-week demonstration held last month of five C-sUAS systems at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz. A JCO after action report will determine whether a system fills a need, and, if so, the JCO plans to get the Joint Staff and military services involved in possible fielding. The JCO evaluated 49 white papers from several dozen companies and organizations, including 28 small businesses and 17 non-traditional vendors, Army Col.…

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