The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is preparing to spend more than $100 million on counter-drone systems, even as lawmakers move to restrict the use of drones for surveillance inside the United States.
According to a notice published in DHS's Acquisition Planning Forecast System, which was reviewed by The Register, the agency intends to procure Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) between 2026 and 2030 to detect, track, identify, and mitigate drone threats.
