El ej\u00e9rcito de EE.UU. est\u00e1n investigando la industria para encontrar empresas capaces de construir peque\u00f1os veh\u00edculos a\u00e9reos no tripulados (UAV) con cargas \u00fatiles de retransmisi\u00f3n de comunicaciones para ayudar a proteger los puestos de mando\u00a0militares.<\/p>\n
Officials of the U.S. Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) C5ISR Center, Engineering and Systems Integration (ESI) Directorate at Aberdeen Proving Ground released a request for information on Tuesday (W56KGU24C0022) for the Aerial Drone Platform For Command Post Survivability project.<\/p>\n
The Army is interested in tethered and untethered aerial UAVs with\u00a0communications relay<\/a>\u00a0payloads that can follow convoys of military land vehicles while moving and while temporarily halted. The drone must be able to take-off and land from stationary and moving ground vehicles.<\/p>\n Army experts particularly are interested in collision avoidance for the UAV to remain clear of physical obstructions, objects, and weather conditions like wind gusts. The drone also must be able to follow a ground vehicle at tactical speeds and in a non-planned designated route for the convoy.<\/p>\n The Army particularly is interested in so-called Group 1 and Group 2 UAVs. Group 1\u00a0unmanned<\/a>\u00a0aircraft weigh 20 pounds or less, fly 1,200 feet or lower from the ground, and can fly as fast as 100 knots. Group 2 UAVs weigh between 21 and 55 pounds, can fly as high as 3,500 feet, and can fly as fast as 250 knots.<\/p>\n Those interested should submit 10-page unclassified white papers with descriptions of their companies’ UAVs and capabilities, landing and takeoff capabilities, battery endurance, obstacle-avoidance capabilities, and other relevant information.<\/p>\n Email white papers to the Army no later than 26 April 2024 to\u00a0usarmy.apg.devcom-c5isr.mbx.rti-baa@army.mil, with “RFI: Aerial Drone Platform for command post survivability – YOUR COMPANY” in the subject line.<\/p>\n