Draganfly (DPRO) Selected for DEVCOM Contract

Draganfly Inc. — DPRO

Draganfly + F4 Defense selected for counter-UAS development contract

Draganfly, focused on drone solutions and software, announced on May 20 that it and F4 Defense International were selected by DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory for an initial development contract focused on a modular, multi-layered counter-drone platform.

The proposed system is designed to detect, identify, track, target, and defeat hostile drones, combining tethered aerial intelligence, AI-enabled identification/tracking, and coordinated ground/air mitigation capabilities. The release says the initial phase will focus on systems integration, operational capability development, and field evaluation.

The platform is expected to combine:

• Persistent tethered airborne surveillance and targeting;

• AI-enabled drone identification and tracking;

• Real-time battlefield and base defense situational awareness;

• Integrated electronic and kinetic defeat coordination capabilities;

• Rapid deployment architecture for expeditionary and fixed-site operations.