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Focus Areas


Protection and Survivability

Assess and develop tools, techniques, and novel materials to enhance protection and survivability during operations.

Mobile Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance

Develop intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities to detect and identify threat indicators, conduct risk assessments, and provides situational awareness and non-kinetic mitigation systems to protect critical personnel. Develop and coordinate development of counter drone technology as necessary.

Tagging, Tracking, Locating, and Recovery

Develop systems to geolocate and track high-risk personnel and critical equipment, send and receive signals of duress, and facilitate recovery of missing or captured personnel.

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