![]() SUAS will continue to field the RQ-28A systems across the Army during FY23. It has already surpassed its planned minimum viable capability by fulfilling most of the Army’s requirements since fielding began in FY22. The RQ-28A is the Army’s first program of record quadcopter and PM UAS is currently fielding systems to operational units. The RQ-28A is a small, vertical takeoff and landing aircraft that Soldiers at the tactical level can use to conduct real time reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition operations past the next terrain feature. ![]() The T1 SRR system, also known as the RQ-28A, provides maneuver platoons with an organic capability to conduct beyond the line-of-sight operations. sUAS Tranche 2 will be the next generation SRR system, improving on the Tranche 1 (T1) capabilities by achieving the full threshold and objective requirements as derived from the Army’s Capabilities Production Document. The SRR program continues to follow a Middle Tier of Acquisition pathway utilizing Other Transaction Agreements to execute on an accelerated schedule. After the awards, SUAS conducted two design reviews with each vendor to prepare them for the five upcoming testing events. ![]() Following successful flights and technical briefings, SUAS selected three vendors to move forward throughout rapid prototyping development. Of those, 10 vendors were selected to participate in a demonstration at Fort Benning, GA. The program started with 33 vendors submitting requests for prototype proposals. The T2 Rapid Prototyping vendors are Teal Drones, which is developing the Golden Eagle MK2 in Salt Lake City, UT Vantage Robotics, developing the Swift in San Leandro, CA, and Skydio developing the R47 in Redwood City, CA. These tests included based flight control, operational range, day and nighttime obstacle avoidance, and advanced autonomy. Each vendor had one day to demonstrate day and night flight capabilities against set flight cards. The event tested each vendors’ system against Army SRR requirements derived from the Capabilities Production Document. In collaboration with the Army’s Maneuver Battle Lab and Army Test and Evaluation Command SUAS conducted the first prototype testing of Tranche 2 (T2) Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) Small Unmanned Aircraft System prototypes (sUAS) at Fort Benning, Georgia, on January 9-12, 2023. (Huntsville, Alabama, March 2, 2023) - Project Manager Unmanned Aircraft Systems’ (PM UAS) Soldier Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS) Product Office is developing a new capability for Army warfighters at the tactical edge of the battlefield. ![]()
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