Through data-intensive mapping and advanced imagery, Cherokee Nation Strategic Programs (CNSP), a subsidiary of Cherokee Nation Businesses, can detect, track and identify unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Most recently, CNSP joined the United States Marine Corps to defeat the possible use of unmanned aerial systems by counterforces.Over the next five years, CNSP will provide UAS operator support, data analysis, training and evaluation, as well as purchasing and configuration support for equipment.“It is an exceptional honor to help protect the brave men and women who serve on the battlefield,” said Steven Bilby, president of Cherokee Nation’s diversified businesses. “This collaboration is further demonstration of how our company’s versatile capabilities, combined with our employees’ skills and expertise, continually place us and our partnering agencies at the forefront of developing technologies and industries.”The tribally owned company will support United States Marine Corps teams in developing and refining the military’s countering capabilities against commercially available UAS. The work will be performed in Quantico, Virginia.CNSP’s FAA Part 107 certified specialists are also responsible for the fabrication, setup and full functionality of the UAS systems used for training and testing throughout the project. The company secured the project through an $8 million contract with the Department of Defense.Headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, CNSP serves the Department of Defense and other federal clients, and has the capacity to take on any size federal project.The tribal 8(a) firm cultivates a strong workforce through cutting-edge training, internal professional development programs and partnerships with institutions of higher learning. The firm is backed by the strength of Cherokee Nation, the largest Native American tribe in the U.S., with more than 330,000 tribal citizens.For more information about Cherokee Nation Businesses’ team of Unmanned Systems (UxS) operating companies, visit www.UXSwisdom.com.