Raytheon Awarded $729 Million Contract for LIDS Counter-Drone System

ULU Savunma · 14.10.2026 01:46:58

Raytheon announced that it has signed a $729 million contract to deliver critical components of the Low, Slow, Small-UAS Integrated Defeat System (LIDS) to the U.S. Army, Qatar , and Jordan... LIDS includes the Raytheon-developed Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensor (KuRFS) and the Coyote interceptor . A core component of the U.S. Army’s LIDS program, KuRFS provides advanced 360-degree threat detection. Coyote, a family of low-cost kinetic and non-kinetic interceptors, is designed to neutralize unmanned aerial vehicles and drone swarms. Deliveries under the contract will cover fixed-site and mobile LIDS configurations...