Army on hunt for cheap missile that can take out small drones

The Army is looking for a defense company to produce a new munition that costs less than $150,000 apiece that can be used to shoot down small drones.

On Tuesday, the service published a request for information on a government contracting website for the next-generation counter-drone missile, which said the “principal objectives for this effort are to develop, produce, and sustain a missile capability at extended ranges with rapid launch and reduced time-to-target over existing effectors.”