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Army Awards RTX $5.04 Billion Coyote Interceptor Contract

The package ties interceptors, launchers, Ku-band radar into a layered counter-drone system.

The Pentagon, the headquarters for the U.S. Department of Defense, is seen from the air, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The Coyote Block 2 counter-drone weapon and KuRFS radar worked together to detect and engage a target in a test over the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. (Photo: U.S. Army)

Overview

  • The eight-year, cost-plus-fixed-fee award covers kinetic and non-kinetic Coyote interceptors, associated launchers, and Ku-band radio frequency system radars.
  • Recent trials at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground demonstrated Coyote Block 2 working with the KuRFS sensor to detect and engage a target.
  • The procurement marks a transition from prototypes to large-scale fielding as the Pentagon accelerates delivery of counter-UAS capabilities.
  • Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James Mingus has called the Coyote Block 2C the most effective current interceptor while noting it will eventually require replacement.
  • The Pentagon also disclosed several smaller contract actions, including a $48 million firm-fixed-price award to BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc.