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$35,316,331

Department of State·Department of State

to ECHODYNE CORP

defenseexpiring · 73d· period of performance ends in 73 daysONGOING · MOD OF 2025 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2025-07-31·LATEST ACTION2026-02-18·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_19AQMM25C1050_1900_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

COUNTER-DRONE RADARS, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, AND TRAINING.

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Procurement of counter-drone radar systems, technical support, and operator training for U.S. government defense applications.

Sub-sectors
counter-uas-systemsradar-technologytechnical-support
Why this matters

Counter-UAS capability is critical infrastructure protection against evolving drone threats to military and civilian assets.

Supply-chain signal

Signals demand for advanced radar manufacturers and systems integrators capable of rapid deployment and field support.

U.S.–China competition angle

Directly addresses U.S. vulnerability to low-cost Chinese commercial drone proliferation and weaponization.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002097.

Period of performance
Start
2025-07-31
End
2026-07-31
Status
expiring · 73din 73 days
Sources

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