CACI is a leading provider of radio frequency (RF) based C-UxS solutions for the U.S. Department of War and other federal agencies. “For two decades, CACI has analyzed unmanned systems, developed capabilities to detect and defeat them, and deployed more than 400 systems globally to protect our warfighters,” said Erik Grant, the Vice President for CACI’s C-UxS Solutions Division. The company’s adaptable SkyTracker® suite of C-UAS systems provides a range of capabilities from detection, identification, and location to disrupting and defeating UxS through non-kinetic means. CACI’s newest system, bringing enhanced defense to the maritime domain is BEAM™, a “backpackable,” low SWaP C-UxS electronic warfare system initially developed through a partnership with DARPA. BEAM provides operators with the ability to automatically detect and quickly mitigate drone threats through an intuitive user interface. BEAM surveys the environment, searching for UxS and other signals of interest and providing the operator with real time situational awareness and a set of electronic attack options based on the type of UxS. A single BEAM can be employed, or multiple BEAMs can be connected through a mesh network and operated by a single user. BEAM can also integrate with other sensors, C2 software, and kinetic effectors to provide a layered defense. In the Maritime domain, BEAM can integrate with a fixed site CACI system, CORIAN®, which provides protection at naval bases and other critical sites. A BEAM on a ship can work in tandem with the base’s CORIAN system to provide extended protection as ships are entering and exiting. The cognitive software running on both systems automatically distributes signal processing across the systems in the network and determines the optimal system to conduct an electronic attack if a UAV is deemed a threat. “We focus on a systems-of-systems approach, even in a maritime environment,” Denton said. “It needs to incorporate cameras, radars, as well as RF capabilities like BEAM and CORIAN.”