The Department of Defense seeks
commercial solutions for fielding of the U.S. Army's Short Range
Reconnaissance (SRR) platform. The SRR is intended to be an
inexpensive, rucksack portable, vertical take-off and landing small unmanned aircraft that provides a platoon with a rapidly
deployed intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capability to provide situational awareness beyond the next terrain
feature. The Army announced the request in a Special Notice document released Monday.
Companies supporting SRR will participate in a “Pitch Phase” which will consist of an in-person
pitch as well as a flight demonstration. The in-person pitch will be
conducted concurrently with the flight demonstration and will be
executed in Boston, Ma., from Jan. 7-18.
The Unmanned Aircraft (UA) flight characteristics desired:
- 30 minute flight endurance.
- 3 kilometer operational range.
- 8,000 feet service ceiling.
- Operate in 15 knot winds or greater.
- UA assembly and disassembly should take two minutes or less by a single person.
- The UA should have the capability to enable detection of people and vehicles at standoff ranges of 300 and 200 meters.
The Army will accept responses to the Special Notice until Nov. 18.
