The National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a request for information on 13 December 2023 for data on commercially available integrated systems with a C-UAS radar sensor and a pan-tilt-zoom camera.
The request, made in support of the C-UAS Capability Optimization Research Environment (CORE) – an international cooperative effort between the United States and United Kingdom to conduct C-UAS technology tests and demonstrations in multiple operational environments – will culminate in a capability demonstration in Texas, to be hosted by DHS in spring 2024. Pertinent characteristics include:
- Technology must be fieldable for demonstration event; minimum TRL 7
- Radar detection of UAS detection with operator alerting
- IP 67: ingress protection against maritime environment
- Automated EO/IR sensor slew-to-cue on UAS target integrated with radar detection
- Establish and maintain target track with radar and EO/IR sensor
- Re-acquire lost track
- Hi-resolution EO/IR imaging to facilitate UAS identification and threat classification
- Hi-resolution EO/IR imaging to facilitate payload identification and attributes
- Automated or operator controlled EO/IR variable zoom for UAS identification and classification
- EO/IR image stabilization for image quality, and to reduce or eliminate image jitter
- Real-time sensor image display to support operator command and control
- Closed loop tracking using Cursor on Target (CoT) sensor data output; prefer TAK compatibility
- Operates in clutter-rich environments: Urban, rugged terrain, maritime, etc.
Responses are required by 16 January 2024.
For more information
https://sam.gov/opp/078c0851b1dd4eb9bdb638e0ed52b8a2/view
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