U.S. military budgets more for small unmanned aircraft services

WASHINGTON – The U.S. military is budgeting for greater use of small unmanned aircraft systems for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) support, says one of the companies chosen to compete for tasking orders under separate programs. AIN Online reports. Continue reading original article

The Military & Aerospace Electronics take:

18 July 2017 — In June, the Naval Air Systems Command (Navair) and the Special Operations Command (Socom) awarded four total companies indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) unmanned aircraft contracts with aggregate values of as much as $1.7 billion and $475 million, respectively.

Textron Systems has provided ISR services under Socom and Navair contracts since 2012, and in both cases the multiple military branches participating have spent up to the IDIQ contract ceiling, said David Phillips, vice president of small and medium endurance unmanned aircraft systems.

The Hunt Valley, Maryland-based company will provide its Aerosonde UAV and support personnel for the latest contracts awarded by Navair on June 8 and Socom on June 7.

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