Perennial Autonomy announced it has been awarded an enterprise-wide, three-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling of $500 million by the U.S. Department of War.Joint Interagency Task Force 401, which coordinates counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) efforts across the Department of War, coordinated the contract.The agreement allows Perennial Autonomy to provide its suite of AI-driven defensive systems, including Merops interceptors, Bumblebee ISR quadcopters and Hornet mid-range strike drones, to protect military personnel at established facilities and in forward-deployed environments.The company said its systems have been tested in combat environments, including Ukraine, and use technologies such as computer vision, radio frequency-based detection, jam-resistant communications and advanced autonomy to enable low-cost precision engagements compared with traditional missile-based air defense systems.Officials said the contract supports deployment of attritable drone-based interceptors designed to counter the growing threat of small unmanned aerial systems.“Drones are the defining threat of our time,” said U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Matt Ross, director of JIATF-401. “The proliferation of inexpensive unmanned aerial systems allows nonstate actors and individuals to access intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and precision strike tools in ways that were previously only available to state actors.”He said the goal is to develop layered defenses capable of scaling low-cost interceptor systems across domestic and international installations.The contract builds on an existing partnership between Perennial Autonomy and the Department of War, following prior rapid deployments to Europe and the Middle East in support of Operation EPIC FURY and U.S. Central Command operations.The company said the IDIQ contract provides flexibility to rapidly scale and deploy autonomous defense systems across multiple theaters of operation.

2026-06-10 - Perennial Autonomy awarded $500 million IDIQ contract to deliver counter-drone systems to U.S. Department of War (UAS Magazine)

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Perennial Autonomy has been awarded a three-year, $500 million IDIQ contract to provide AI-driven counter-unmanned aerial systems to the U.S. Department of War. The contract, coordinated by Joint Interagency Task Force 401, will support deployment of autonomous defense systems across multiple operational theaters.

Perennial Autonomy awarded $500 million IDIQ contract to deliver counter-drone systems to U.S. Department of War

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