RESTON, Virginia -- CACI International has received the first task order under a three year, $500 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to provide its SkyValor counter unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) to the U.S. government's Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401) for deployment at strategic locations supporting national security operations.
The award initiates deliveries of SkyValor systems designed to detect, track, identify, and defeat small unmanned aircraft systems. According to CACI, the systems will be deployed to critical mission sites in support of efforts to protect U.S. military forces, government facilities, borders, and other sensitive infrastructure from increasingly capable drone threats.
The task order follows a series of operational evaluations conducted by JIATF-401 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona. During the testing, SkyValor was assessed against a range of small unmanned aerial system threats operating beyond visual line of sight. CACI stated that the evaluations demonstrated the system's ability to provide earlier warning through extended detection ranges, allowing operators additional time to respond compared with shorter range counter-drone systems. Based on the testing, JIATF-401 approved the system for operational deployment.
The company also announced that completion of the operational evaluations has enabled SkyValor to enter full rate production.
The latest award follows an earlier contract issued through JIATF-401's Commercial Solutions Opening program for four SkyValor systems. That effort includes a mobile configuration mounted on a heavy duty truck, providing a transportable counter-drone capability for deployment to areas facing elevated unmanned aircraft threats.
SkyValor integrates sensors and automated counter-drone technologies to detect, classify, track, and defeat hostile unmanned aircraft, including drones that rely on cellular communications.
The contract reflects the Department of Defense's continued investment in fielding operational counter-unmanned aircraft capabilities as small drones become more widely available and increasingly employed in military operations, border security missions, and attacks on critical infrastructure. The transition of SkyValor from operational testing to production indicates that U.S. government agencies are moving beyond experimentation toward broader deployment of layered counter-drone systems.
