xTech|Adaptive Strike
Supports drone and counter-drone innovation through prizes and demonstration pathways.
xTech|Adaptive Strike is a three-phase U.S. Army prize competition organized by Army FUZE PIT that targets technologies in four areas: extended reconnaissance range and endurance, cost-effective drones and loitering munitions, mobile power generation for small unmanned systems, and counter-drone defense systems for tactical units. The total prize pool is up to $1,500,000. In Phase 1, up to 20 semi…
1) Extended reconnaissance range and endurance; 2) Cost-effective drones and loitering munitions; 3) Mobile power generation for small unmanned systems; 4) Counter-drone defense systems for tactical units.
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