Army to order more VADERs

The Army is preparing to order more Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation Radar (VADER) systems.

An Army market survey states there will be an upcoming three-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract in the second quarter of 2015, to be used to "procure systems and provide support functions required to deploy and maintain the readiness and operational capability of the VADER Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI)/Dismount Moving Target Indicator (DMTI) sensor system."

The system is designed to be mounted on a UAV. particularly the Army Warrior.

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