Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox
Funds counter-UAS prototype developers competing for IDEaS Sandbox monetary prizes.
The Department of National Defence runs the 2026 Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox through IDEaS Sandboxes. The opportunity gives selected innovators access to a CUAS test range and states CAD 1,750,000 in monetary prizes for promising technologies, subject to eligibility. Applications are open to individuals, academia, not-for-profit organizations, industry of any size, and provincial, terr…
Counter-uncrewed aerial systems technologies for detecting or defeating micro and mini UAS, including sensors, command-and-control integration, hard-kill systems, directed energy, beyond-line-of-sight capability, and low-cost sensor networks.
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