February 13, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Pentagon wants counter-drone sensors to protect US infrastructure — and fast
“The urgency of the threat” is prompting the Defense Innovation Unit to solicit products in time for a spring 2026 demonstration.
PentagonBy Michael Peck Friday, Feb 13, 2026A TRV-150 is calibrated while validating new and existing CUAS sensors to detect Group 2 and Group 3 UAS, Fort Drum, New York, September 2024. (Spc. Salvador Castro/U.S.
Army)The Pentagon wants sensors that can detect small drones threatening military installations across the United States. And it wants them fast. “Due to the urgency of the threat and the need to assess capability readiness,” the Defense Innovation Unit needs products in time for a spring 2026 demonstration a Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, according to a DIU solicitation.