V2X has won a $19 million contract with the U.S. Marine Corps to deliver Tempest counter-Unmanned Aerial System vehicles.
Under the indefinite-delivery,indefinite-quantity contract, V2X will provide the vehicles with maintenance support, software management, spares, ancillary components, training and other associated engineering services.
Tempest, developed by V2X, provides maneuver forces with a rapidly deployable solution that can detect, track and defeat unmanned aerial threats, and reposition as mission requirements evolve, the company said.
Tempest is also meant to operate alongside maneuver forces in austere and contested environments.
“Unmanned aerial systems are fundamentally changing the modern battlefield, creating an urgent need for counter-UAS solutions that are mobile, effective, and ready to operate in demanding environments,” said Jeremy C. Wensinger, president and CEO of V2X.
“Tempest demonstrates what V2X does exceptionally well: respond to an urgent customer need and rapidly take a capability from concept and integration through fielding and sustainment. By bringing together our engineering, technology integration, logistics, and mission expertise, we can move with speed to deliver mission-ready solutions that directly address emerging threats.”