CACI SkyValor

CACI's SkyValor is a long-range, autonomous counter-drone system that defeats small drones without gunfire, combining radio-frequency jamming with nets that capture UAS intact.

Overview

SkyValor is a long-range, autonomous counter-unmanned-aircraft system (C-UAS) built by CACI International. It detects, tracks, identifies and defeats drones by non-kinetic means — radio-frequency jamming and physical capture nets — rather than with guns or missiles. CACI markets it as part of a wider counter-drone (C-UxS) suite and says the system fuses RF, radar and electro-optical/infrared sensors to engage everything from small first-person-view (FPV) quadcopters to Group 5 platforms, the US military's largest UAS category, according to CACI and DefenseScoop.

On June 7, 2026, Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401), the Army-led body that coordinates Pentagon counter-drone work, validated SkyValor for use across the entire US Joint Force after a two-day evaluation at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, per DVIDS, DefenseScoop and SOFX. The system is mounted on a mobile trailer and, per CACI, senses around the clock and can respond autonomously or with a human in the loop. Its distinguishing feature is that it aims to disable or capture a drone without destroying it — an approach US officials call "low-collateral," valued both over populated areas and for recovering an intact drone whose origin can then be analyzed, according to DefenseScoop.

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