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WASHINGTON \u2014 The Pentagon\u2019s Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office advanced the \u201cDrone Dome\u201d system made by a unit of Israel\u2019s Rafael, making it one of five companies now eligible to compete for C-UAS as a Service contracts, following tests at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona.<\/p>\n
Drone Dome, which demonstrated detection, identification and soft-kill capabilities against drone targets during the tests in April, is now eligible to compete for CaaS federal contract opportunities in the U.S., Rafael Systems Global Sustainment said in a statement. Parent Rafael Advanced Defense Systems developed Israel\u2019s famous Iron Dome rocket and artillery defense system with Israel Aerospace Industries.<\/p>\n
The Drone Dome system utilizes an RPS-42 radar, EO\/IR and RF detection & mitigation. Several of these components are already integrated into U.S. defense networks and are globally deployed, RSGS said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are proud to see this advanced Rafael technology being successfully demonstrated by our American partners on American soil,\u201d said Eric L. Brown, chief technology officer at Bethesda, Maryland-based RSGS, in the statement. \u201cThe decision by the JCO further illustrates the effectiveness and the relevance of the Drone Dome system in confronting emerging threats in a rapidly changing aerial domain.\u201d<\/p>\n
Drone Dome offers a modular, infrastructure comprised of Detection and Classification by electronic sensors, Defeating by kinetic (Laser) and electronic (Jammer) effectors and unique artificial intelligence algorithms within Multi sensors\/Multi effectors, open architecture Command and Control, to secure air space, the company said.<\/p>\n
Its artificial intelligence capabilities provide a more precise picture of the incoming threat, according to Rafael. This additional information allows the system to both detect and identify specific threat elements more accurately and engage and neutralize the target faster and more efficiently, it said.<\/p>\n
The system\u2019s flexibility across military and civilian applications offers advanced protection for maneuvering forces, sensitive facilities and border protection, as well as increasingly vulnerable civilian targets such as airports and other public facilities, according to the company.<\/p>\n
RSGS said it provides an exclusive direct connection to U.S. federal, state, and local government agencies to Haifa, Israel-based Rafael\u2019s products and services.<\/p>\n