# Leonardo DRS Highlights Counter-Drone Defense

Leonardo DRS has highlighted the urgency of layered counter-unmanned aircraft system (counter-UAS) defenses, citing lessons from Ukraine and the challenge of protecting military forces and the homeland from drone swarms. The signal reflects continued attention to counter-UAS capabilities, but identifies no solicitation, government customer, contract value, or procurement timeline, so it does not establish a specific acquisition opportunity.

- Defense procurement teams can treat the discussion as a market signal around layered counter-UAS capabilities, not as an announced procurement or solicitation.
- Contractors working in counter-UAS may find the emphasis on drone-swarm threats relevant to positioning their capabilities; the signal does not identify requirements, evaluation criteria, or an acquisition schedule.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military
**Published:** October 13, 2026

### Vendors
- Leonardo DRS ()

### Sources
- [Leonardo DRS Discusses the Urgency of Counter-Drone Defense](https://www.defensenews.com/video/2026/10/13/leonardo-drs-discusses-the-urgency-of-counter-drone-defense) - Defense News