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$35,316,331

Department of State·Department of State

to ECHODYNE CORP

diplomacyexpiring · 18d· period of performance ends in 18 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: medium
In plain English

Supplies counter-drone radars and technical support for Department of State diplomatic security operations.

Sub-sectors
counter-drone-systemsembassy-securitytechnical-assistance
Why this matters

Counter-UAS technology is critical for protecting U.S. embassies and diplomatic personnel from emerging unmanned aircraft threats.

Supply-chain signal

Signals State Department demand for advanced radar detection systems and specialized counter-drone technical services.

U.S.–China competition angle

Reflects U.S. development of counter-UAS capabilities amid growing drone threats and technological competition with China.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-06-15. Cost: $0.017903.

Period of performance
Start
2025-07-31
End
2026-07-31
Status
expiring · 18din 18 days
Sources

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