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AUSA 2016: Silent Archer detects and destroys

3rd October 2016 - 12:21 GMT | by Beth Maundrill in London

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With counter-UAS (C-UAS) technology a quickly expanding market with an immediate requirement, SRC will be showcasing its Silent Archer C-UAS to the US Army at AUSA in Washington DC.

The company is in the final development phase of the system and has used equipment from existing programmes of record within Silent Archer.

SRC said it is responding to an urgent needs statement issued by the US Army for C-UAS technology. By offering up repurposed equipment the company is hoping that the US Army will utilise this as a cost-saving, low risk solution.

‘We are using the army’s AN/TPQ50 radar which

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