Northwest UAV Propulsion Systems
announced that it has been awarded a contract under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) UAVForge programme to manufacture 15 units of the winning design.
UAVForge is a DARPA and Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic (SSC Atlantic) collaborative initiative to design, build and manufacture advanced small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems. Teams, both domestic and abroad are invited to compete in this initiative to design an advanced small UAV for the chance to win a $100,000 prize and work with NWUAV to produce an initial lot of up to 15 units. New users and teams are welcome to join at UAVForge.net, where over 1,400 users have registered to participate in this revolutionary effort.
UAVForge is utilizing a crowdsourcing procurement concept with the goal being to facilitate the exchange of ideas among a loosely connected international community united through common interests and inspired by innovation and creative thought. Over the next months, teams will be submitting proof of flight and test flight videos. The top 10 teams will then complete in a fly-off to determine the winner of the UAVForge competition.
Chris Harris, President and Owner of NWUAV says, “We are excited to have been selected to work with DARPA and the UAV community on this important project. The build-to-print expertise within NWUAW is a perfect match for this project which we believe will prove effective in constructing an efficient UAV design that meets the mission requirements of UAVForge.”
Source: Press Release