715928480-CUAS Exploration
Buyer: Ministry of Defence
- Published
- 2 September 2026
- Estimated value
- £125,000,000
- Procedure
- Restricted procedure
- Lots
- 1
- Documents
- 2
- Notice number
- 083090-2026
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-06f06f
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 73110000Research services
- 35300000Weapons, ammunition and associated parts
Description
Defence seeks additional capacity to detect, track, identify, decide and defeat mass and low-cost threats in a cost-effective manner and without being overwhelmed or exhausting stockpiles. This is particularly acute for deployed land forces, but the problem is applicable to the protection of defence fixed infrastructure in the homeland. Current approaches are constrained by limited magazine depth, high cost-per-engagement, limited manoeuvrability, workforce intensity and the difficulty of adapting capabilities at pace as UAS threats evolve. Based on research, the Authority is particularly interested in capabilities centred on Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) effectors but is open to submissions relating to credible alternative novel approaches. The scope of Phase 1 is to identify and support organisations to accelerate development of their existing technology towards a final deployable system. It is not intended for the Phase 1 competition to seek delivery of a complete operational C-UAS system. Over later Phases, the Authority’s intent, aligned with their Integrated Procurement Model, is to identify and rapidly mature promising technologies as demonstrable Minimum Viable Produ…
Official publications
- FTS · 083090-2026 · 2 September 2026
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