Erik Grant

Vice President, Mission Acceleration Team, Electronic Warfare Line of Business

CACI

Erik Grant is the vice president for C-UxS Strategic Growth for CACI International
Inc, a Fortune 500TM technology-first national security company with more than
27,000 employees. CACI delivers industry leading C-UxS technologies and
expertise to address the increasing threat to national security posed by unmanned
systems.
In this role, Grant leads cross-functional teams to develop innovative technology
solutions for CACI’s customers. Applying his broad defense industry experience
and system integration background, he builds teams to rapidly take concepts from
the drawing board to prototype. He also regularly briefs senior Government leaders
on the topic of C-UxS.
Prior to this role, Grant served as the vice president for the C-UxS Solutions Division
for four years. He led a team of more than 250 program managers, engineers, and
technologists developing sophisticated systems to detect and defend against
unmanned system threats across ground, sea, air, and space. Under Grant’s
leadership, CACI developed the next generation SkyValor C-UAS system in under 6
months for Falcon Peak 25.2, which was followed by the deployment of the
prototype system to the Southern Border in February 2026.
Grant joined CACI in 2020 as chief engineer of the Advanced Solutions Group,
providing technical oversight across the operating group and leading the
development of innovative solutions to complex customer challenges. He was
promoted to vice president in 2021 and assumed responsibility for expanding the
C-UxS Solutions Division.
Prior to CACI, Grant spent 16 years at Raytheon Technologies in various senior
business and engineering leadership roles supporting complex technology
development programs. As a Raytheon Engineering Fellow, he served in chief
engineer and technical director roles. He has over 30 years of experience in the
defense industry, including 20 years supporting various ground breaking
Intelligence Community efforts.
Grant earned his BS degree with Honors in Aerospace Engineering and his ME
degree in Engineering Science from the Pennsylvania State University.

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