DIU Solicits To Refresh Blue UAS Roster
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Monday released a solicitation for an upcoming prize challenge for vendors to potentially have their unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and related capabilities added to a list of vetted systems that can be purchased by the Defense Department.
The Blue UAS Refresh Challenge will consider first person view drones, Group 1, 2, and 3 UAS, and related components, capabilities, and software. Products are vetted for safety and to ensure they are cyber secure.
Selected companies will participate in a demonstration event in early November at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. Submissions are due by Aug. 19, finalists will be announced on Sept. 15, and the winners on Nov. 15.
A problem statement published with the solicitation highlights DoD’s need for more UAS platforms and related components and capabilities, adding that these capabilities are changing rapidly.
The current cleared Blue UAS list includes more than two dozen platforms provided by 14 vendors. The Blue UAS framework includes dozens of components and subsystems such as cameras, radios, flight controllers, and software provided by slew of vendors.
A version of this story originally appeared in affiliate publication Defense Daily.
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