In a recently issued market survey, the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) has announced it is seeking information from NATO members and qualified industry to assess the availability, pricing and delivery timeline of Counter-UAS equipment to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
Released to NATO members in early October, the market survey reveals that the NCI Agency has been tasked as the agent responsible for executing the Defence Capacity Trust Fund Project Proposal established to urgently enhance Jordanian C-UAS capacity. This demonstrates the deepening security relationship between the Kingdom and NATO following the establishment of the NATO Liaison Office to Jordan in July.
In this role, the NCI Agency is conducting research to determine whether existing C-UAS systems in the market could address Jordan’s defence requirements. They are specifically seeking solutions to be deployed within ‘hot zones’ along the border, reflecting the emerging threat to Jordanian security in key regions. This threat was demonstrated acutely by the January 28 attack on the US Installation at Tower 22 in Northeastern Jordan that resulted in the deaths of three American service personnel.
The NCI Agency is seeking systems capable of deployment in both rural and urban environments with the ability to detect, identify and track hostile UAS flying over protected zones. It is also stated that the command and control (c2) system should enable full sensor integration and simple use in practice, requirements that both featured heavily at NATO’s Technical Interoperability 2024 (TIE24) C-UAS exercise last month.
At this stage, NCI are seeking to identify potential solutions, calibrate requirements and identify possible suppliers. To receive further information, the NATO team can be contacted at Radu.Munteanu@nr.ncia.nato.int or general.acquisition@ncia.nato.int.
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