Overview
- The Project Manager for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems ran platoon-level short-range reconnaissance (SRR) flight demonstrations at Clarke Range that concluded on Monday and produced initial vendor selections.
- PM UAS chose systems from Parrot, Skydio, Skycutter, Teal and Vantage Robotics to enter manufacturing-readiness assessment so companies can show they can build at scale.
- Soldiers from Transformation in Contact priority units tested medium-range reconnaissance (MRR) Group 2 drones and were allowed to select up to two systems each from the UAS Marketplace for their units.
- Those unit-selected MRR systems will be fielded and receive unit-level training over the coming months as manufacturing-readiness work continues for the SRR picks.
- The UAS Marketplace model gives units hands-on comparison of vetted systems, speeds buying by letting operational users choose gear, and uses multi-vendor competition to keep options current for platoon- and company-level reconnaissance needs.