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Home Contract Awards Trust Automation Secures $490M Air Force c-UAS Engineering Contract
Author: Kristen Smith || Date Published: August 21, 2025
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Trust Automation an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a $490 million ceiling for engineering work involving unmanned aircraft systems and counter-UAS capabilities.
According to the Department of Defense, the cost-plus-fixed-fee, completion, firm-fixed-price award covers UAS-related software, hardware and reports, supporting rapid research, development, prototyping, demonstration, evaluation, production and transition of UAS and counter-UAS capabilities.
Work will be performed at San Luis Obispo, California, through Aug. 20, 2030. The contract was awarded as a sole-source acquisition. The Air Force Research Laboratory obligated $20.3 million under the first task order at the time of the award.
Trust Automation, headquartered in California, delivers engineering solutions for demanding environments in the defense, semiconductor and industrial automation markets. Its product lineup includes custom motors, linear drives, digital drives and assemblies, C-UAS and cybersecurity technologies. The company operates out of a 96,000-square-foot facility that supports a team of engineers, designers, manufacturers and customer service employees.