# Army and Air Force Test SUADS in Germany

U.S. Army and Air Force personnel are training in Germany with Trust Automation’s palletized RD-SUADS counter-drone system to test cross-service use of a rapidly deployable, self-powered capability. The activity is not a new solicitation or award; it highlights potential integration and follow-on order demand under the Air Force’s existing $490 million SUADS-family indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract, which runs through 2030.

- The IDIQ covers development, prototyping, and production of counter-drone systems, including the SUADS family; suppliers may find opportunities in future orders and system integration.
- Trust Automation is the system developer, with Echodyne identified as a radar supplier, making subsystem and integration capabilities relevant to the supply chain.
- Companies pursuing this market should distinguish this training activity from a new procurement and assess how their capabilities could support cross-service deployment and integration under the existing contract.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military
**Topics:** Contracting Vehicles
**Published:** October 29, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Air Force (USAF)
- U.S. Army (USA)
- U.S. Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF)

### Vendors
- Trust Automation (Prime contractor and SUADS system developer)
- Echodyne (Radar supplier)

### Sources
- [U.S. military trains on palletized SUADS anti-drone system](https://defence-blog.com/u-s-military-trains-on-palletized-suads-anti-drone-system) - The Defence Blog