SRC wins $65M U.S. Army contract for counter UAS technology, will add 50 CNY engineers

CICERO, N.Y. — The U.S. Army has awarded SRC, Inc. a $65 million contract to provide a counter UAS system “to meet an urgent requirement to detect and defeat drones.”

UAS is short for an unmanned aircraft system, which is also called a drone.

SRC will perform the “majority” of the contract work, the organization said in a news release issued Thursday afternoon. The firm’s scope of work includes engineering, production, and sustainment.

As a result of this award and other recent contract wins, SRC said it is “actively” hiring more than 50 engineers in Central New York. SRC anticipates “continued growth” in several technology areas, requiring an additional 300 employees nationwide over the next three years.

The nonprofit SRC is headquartered in Cicero and focuses on areas that include defense, environment, and intelligence.

SRC is also working on the contract with DRS Sustainment Systems, which is located in St. Louis, Missouri and a division of Arlington, Virginia–based DRS Technologies, according to Lisa Mondello, a spokesperson for SRC.

“We are proud to partner with the Army to provide critical technology that will defend against evolving threats like small drones,” Paul Tremont, president and CEO of SRC, said in the release.

“Central New York has become a hub for unmanned aircraft systems innovation and manufacturing, and SRC is a leader in this field,” U.S. Representative John Katko (R–Camillus) said. “This investment will help support the Army in combating the ever-evolving threats that we face, while creating a significant number of high-tech jobs in our region’s growing UAS industry.”

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PHOTO CAPTION: A sign bearing the logo of SRC, Inc. is visible on the organization’s property in the town of Cicero. The U.S. Army has awarded SRC a $65 million contract to provide a counter system “to meet an urgent requirement to detect and defeat drones,” per a news release issued Thursday afternoon. (Eric Reinhardt / BJNN file photo)