I assume most of you are probably already aware however last...

I assume most of you are probably already aware however last week the Australian Government issued a tender / RFI in relation to counter drone surveillance for 29 individual airports (operational by end of 2025). It is not clear by the RFI that this would be limited to drone surveillance only or would extend to soft defeat measures as well. Either way IMO it is indicative of the direction that all governments are heading. This seems to be a potential lucrative opportunity for Droneshield given it would include the software updates.

“This Request for Information (RFI) has been prepared and released by Airservices Australia (Airservices) for information gathering of market capabilities and insight for a subsequent procurement process. Work is currently underway at Airservices to prepare our skies for the safe integration of uncrewed aircraft. We are enhancing our existing drone surveillance capability to keep pace with technology to ensure we have a clear picture of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) operating around our airports and to safely manage airspace, through the delivery of an Airspace Surveillance Solution at our 29 controlled airports. The new system is targeted for operationalisation by the end of 2025.”

Airservices Australia publishes tender for drone surveillance network covering 29 airports - Unmanned airspace