DroneShield panelled for counter-drone solution

Australian company DroneShield has been selected as a supplier for the Australian Department of Defence’s (Defence) Project LAND 156’s Line of Effort 3, which supports the Defence’s strategy to address evolving threats posed by small drones in domestic security.

CAPTION: DroneShield’s rapidly deployable fixed-site C-UAS solution at a Defence site. Image supplied by DroneShield.

Line of Effort 3 establishes a Counter-small Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-sUAS) Services Standing Offer Panel.

DroneShield’s selection as a Category 2 CsUAS solutions provider on the panel allows for Defence to procure hardware, software, command-and-control software (C2), and all associated support services under a capability-as-a-service (CaaS) model.

DroneShield is one of a number of parties selected as a provider on the panel.

The panel is available for Defence as a means of engaging domestic site planning and support services.

Under the panel, each of Defence’s base, or groups of bases, will be assessed and tendered by their appropriate authorities with specific requirements.

This arrangement enables Defence to procure counter-drone solutions for Defence and other whole-of-government sites as a service after suitable assessment, streamlining contract opportunities and accelerating deployment timelines.

Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy said the Australian government had set aside $1.3 billion for the acquisition of counter-drone capabilities over the next 10 years, highlighting the strategic importance of this domain and of Project LAND 156.

Oleg Vornik, Chief Executive of DroneShield said he welcomed the opportunity to support Defence through this panel arrangement and the company stood ready to deliver battle-proven, software-defined C-sUAS solutions.

DroneShield’s Vice President Strategy Air Commodore (ret’d) Terry Van Haren said the growing threat from small drones demanded practical, tested solutions to safeguard Defence bases and critical assets.

“We encourage government and Defence stakeholders to take advantage of this panel arrangement to experience DroneShield’s proven capabilities in domestic security.”

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