The Coast Guard last week issued a Request for Information (RFI) related to market research on land-based Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) that can perform multiple missions in the maritime environment. The service is looking for UAS systems that can stay aloft at least 14 hours, have a mission radius up to 500 nautical miles, carry a 500-pound payload, and provide near real- time data distribution and target tracking. The RFI was released by the Coast Guard's Research and Development Center,…
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