The US Army Contracting Command, Fort Dix, NJ, on behalf of U.S. Army Logistics Innovation Agency (LIA) issued an RFI on Cargo Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
The US Army is interested in exploring future (7-10 years out) capability concepts for Cargo Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Information gained from the future concepts presentations will be used to form the basis for future analysis and assessment of the Cargo UAS utility within the Army.
Concepts shall include aerial delivery of cargo directly to the point-of-need or point-of-effect to tactical combat range of 300 nautical miles (KM) with cruising airspeeds of 250 knots or greater with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capability. Other attributes include:
- Ability to dynamically adapt to a changing environment to include metrological (rain, icing, high winds, temperature extremes).
- Ability to adapt to varying operational situations/conditions and ground based condition changes
- Ability to successfully and safely navigate through adverse terrain and elevations needed to reach dispersed and remote locations
- Ability to conduct 24 hour operations
- Ability to operate safely over populated areas and in controlled airspace
- Ability to carry between 5,000 and 8,000 lbs of all classes of supply to include but not limited to ammunition, water, fuel, etc. internally and externallyAbility to be interoperable with combined arms maneuver and wide area security doctrine.
For full information and further details, the RFI can be consulted here.
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