NATO Opens Counter-Drone Marketplace With 16 Selected Solutions

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) selected 16 counter-drone solutions from five companies for a new NATO marketplace where Allies can procure listed options directly from a catalogue.

Key details

• The selected companies are Alta Ares, Axon Enterprise Inc , Northrop Grumman, OSL UK and Quantum Systems.
• The solutions include static, transportable and mobile systems.
• NCIA's framework contracts run for 18 months, with regular competitions planned.
• NATO allocated €3.1 million for further testing of selected solutions, which nations or NATO commands may conduct.
• The marketplace forms part of NATO's Drone Edge initiative, launched at the NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum in Ankara in July.

NCIA selected 16 counter-drone solutions from five companies for the marketplace.

Why it matters

Direct catalogue procurement gives Allies a route to selected counter-drone technologies without an additional tender process. Regular competitions can bring newer technologies into the catalogue as the framework continues.