Defence has begun testing wearable technologies from almost a dozen local and overseas companies to protect Australian troops against kamikaze drone attacks while on patrol.
InnovationAus.com can reveal the department has signed the first contracts under its Counter small Uncrewed Aerial System (CsUAS) program, known as LAND156, at a cost of nearly $30 million.
Among the companies to secure a contract is DroneShield, the rapidly growing Australian counter-drone device-maker which has supplied counter-done equipment to Ukraine.
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