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Army Releases RFI For New Small UAS

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, April 4th, 2019

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Army Releases RFI For New Small UAS

Troops in formation.

The Army is looking for input on industry’s ability to deliver a new small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) for its squads that is capable of being “rapidly deployable in austere, harsh environments.” A Request for Information released Wednesday details the Army’s initial efforts to find a Squad sUAS that can fit in a soldier’s pack, carry an electro-optical/infrared camera payload, and potentially stay operational for up to 90 minutes. “This [RFI] is for a Squad sUAS asset for small combat…

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