Counter-UAS Market Reaches $6.64B — What It Means for Defense AI
The counter-UAS market is accelerating faster than most defense software teams realize. Recent DoD budget allocations have shifted meaningfully toward software-first detection and defeat solutions, creating specific program office opportunities that small businesses are positioned to win.
This analysis covers: The three program offices with the largest software acquisition budgets in the C-UAS space · SBIR topic areas most aligned with software-only solutions · The technical requirements that separate competitive proposals from non-starters.