Perennial Autonomy Awarded $500 Million IDIQ Contract to Deliver Advanced C-UAS Systems to U.S. Department of War
Perennial Autonomy, a leader in autonomous defensive drone technology, announced that it has been awarded an enterprise-wide, three-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with a $500 million ceiling with the U.S. Department of War (DoW). Joint Interagency Task Force 401, the lead organization to synchronize counter-UAS (C-UAS) efforts across the Department of War, coordinated the contract.
The agreement enables Perennial Autonomy to provide its comprehensive suite of AI-driven defensive systems – including its Merops interceptors, Bumblebee ISR quadcopters, and Hornet mid-range strike drones – to protect the warfighter at established facilities as well as outside the wire in multiple theaters of operation.
Battlefield-tested and proven at scale in Ukraine, Perennial Autonomy's systems leverage some of the most advanced technologies including computer vision, radio frequency-based detection, jam-resistant communications, and next generation autonomy to deliver precision engagement at a significantly lower cost per intercept than traditional missile-based defense.This contract validates the operational reliability of that technology in the world's most actively contested environments. Motivated and developed with troop preservation as the top priority, these platforms are being delivered by Perennial Autonomy at a scale, speed, and cost that today’s theaters of war demand.
“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. We must be proactive with creating a layered defense that deploy and scale low-cost, attritable air-to-air drone interceptors at all our facilities at home and abroad.”
This award deepens the existing strategic partnership between Perennial Autonomy and DoW that was built on demonstrated results and responsiveness. It follows successful, quick-turn operational deployments to Europe and the Middle East in support of Operation EPIC FURY and U.S. Central Command. Through this streamlined contracting vehicle, Perennial Autonomy will provide the Pentagon with the operational flexibility required to rapidly scale and deploy autonomous defense systems across every major theater of operation.
About Perennial Autonomy
Founded in 2023, Perennial Autonomy's defensive systems blend Silicon Valley’s frontier AI and agility with combat-hardened hardware insights from Ukraine – effectively, affordably and at scale. It aims to protect the US military and its allies against modern aerial threats with responsive & battle-proven advanced technology.
