GovCon Brief, Oct, 06 - counter drone modernization

This briefing details significant counter-drone modernization efforts, with the 7th Air Force seeking new point defense capabilities for South Korea and DHS FY27 budgets showing heavy investment in drone tech. Kaizen secured a $49 million Army IDIQ via DC3oE for application layer deployment, while Anduril’s Lattice data layer is scaling to corps-level fielding with a $1.8 billion potential Army contract. SAIC’s acquisition of Information Security Corp. highlights a focus on zero trust and post-quantum cryptography. Capture opportunities include asset management and security audits stemming from a CFPB OIG report on unsecured IT assets—if an agency can’t track their hardware, they definitely can’t track their data. The Technology Modernization Fund released $83.4 million for AI projects, including a major legacy payroll system overhaul. Practical actions involve mapping drone capabilities to