CACI lands $500M contract to scale up SkyValor counter-drone system
The SkyValor system set up for evaluation at the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma. CACI photo
By
Nick Wakeman
The system is moving into full-rate production following a series of tests at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma.
CACI International has secured a $500 million task order for its SkyValor counter-drone system.
The contract supports the Defense Department’s Joint Interagency Task Force 401 that was established in 2025 to address unmanned threats in the U.S. and abroad.
SkyValor works find, track and stop hostile drones before they can impact national security operations, the company said in its July 30 announcement. The system is designed to provides an early warning, giving warfighters more time to react.
“Warfighters need a decisive advantage against drone threats that are faster, more accessible, and harder to detect,” said John Mengucci, CACI president and CEO. “SkyValor delivers that advantage through long-range detection, precision defeat, and the ability to adapt as drone threats evolve.”
With the contract award, CACI is moving SkyValor into full-rate production.
SkyValor completed a series of tests by the JIATF-401 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma.
The evaluations assessed SkyValor's ability to detect and defeat a wide range of small UAS threats beyond the line of sight. Based on this performance, JIATF-401 approved SkyValor for deployment to critical sites.
The new contract also follows a separate award through JIATF-401’s Commercial Solutions Opening to deliver four SkyValor variants units to JIATF-401. CACI will mount SkyValor on a heavy-duty truck to create a mobile drone defense capability.
CACI executive Erik Grant will be a featured speaker at Washington Technology's Aug. 14 Power Breakfast on unmanned systems, where he will talk about the company's counter-drone systems.