Special Notice W912PF-27-S-GTEADCUASFlyAwayKit points industry to a U.S. Army FUZE xTech counter-UAS prize competition run for Southern European Task Force, Africa, and the Global Tactical Edge Acquisition Directorate. They want mature systems, TRL 6 or higher, against Group 1 to 3 drones in austere settings across five areas: a single-pallet integrated kit, detection of non-emitting drones at 1.5 km or more (8 km for Group 3), kinetic defeat needing no spectrum approvals, RF and navigation disruption, and passive signature reduction and decoys. Entries go through the xTech portal as a four-page white paper with an optional five-minute video. Any drone used must be Blue UAS cleared. Prize amounts are set on the xTech platform. White papers are due Nov. 17, 2026, 5:00 p.m. Eastern.