Camgian Awarded Army Contract Worth More Than $23M To Develop Air Defense Technology

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The U.S. Army has awarded Camgian Corporation a contract valued at over $23 million to develop advanced air defense technologies aimed at enhancing protection against unmanned aerial system (UAS) swarms.

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The software firm is headquartered in Starkville, Mississippi, but also has a presence in Tuscaloosa, in addition to operations in Oklahoma, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Camgian says it will leverage its Reactor kill chain automation platform to deliver next-generation counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) capabilities, with the platform focusing on integrating data fusion, sensor technology and effector systems to provide enhanced situational awareness and responsiveness for soldiers on the battlefield.

“At Camgian, we’re committed to providing our warfighters the world’s most advanced capabilities,” Camgian CEO and Chairman Gary Butler said. “We are excited for the opportunity to bring leading-edge AI technologies to the air defense fight.”

The firm says the contract will involve developing systems capable of coordinating and operating across dispersed networks to rapidly identify and neutralize aerial threats.

Camgian will also incorporate reinforcement learning technologies as it aims to improve the ability of the Army to manage and counter large numbers of drone swarms.

“Defense against increasingly larger swarms of drones is becoming more important in the modern battlefield,” Camgian Product Technical Lead Ralph Crosby said. “Camgian is uniquely positioned to provide the Army with a system that can be quickly scaled to address this growing challenge.”

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