The US Army Contracting Command – Redstone (ACC-RSA) on behalf of Program Executive Office Missiles and Space (PEO MS) Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) Product Office has issued a notice alerting industry vendors of an upcoming Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft System (C-sUAS) demonstration event. Response date is July 8.
According to the notice::
“The United States Government (USG) continues to partner with industry to assess the current and future state of C-sUAS Soldier Common Systems. Current world events highlight the need to enhance C-sUAS capability across the battlefield. Every squad, unit, and potentially every Soldier in the Army will require the ability to detect and defeat small UAS, which will require common equipment across every Army formation at the Soldier level. C-sUAS Soldier Common Systems are defined as an individual, Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) agnostic, self-protection C-sUAS system. C-sUAS Soldier Common Systems can be wearable, handheld, or dismounted and can engage a small UAS through Electronic Warfare (EW) or by augmenting weapon optics.
Technical Data for All C-sUAS Soldier Common Systems:
All systems shall meet military standards as well as Deployment and Size, Weight and Power (SWaP) requirements:
- System shall not require more than a single Soldier to operate
- System will only be employed for self-defense and will not need to clear airspace
- System must minimize interference with the Soldier’s ability to operate their primary weapon
- System shall minimize size and weight while utilizing power via battery or an equivalent source
- System shall meet the military Electromagnetic Safety Standard MIL-STD-464
- System shall meet the military Environmental condition Standard MIL-STD-810
- Test data shall be provided to validate vendor provided system performance; and
- Vendor shall provide evidence of Technology Readiness Levels and Producibility.
Performance Requirements for C-sUAS Soldier Common Systems DETECT Category:
- System shall detect and provide orientation to the Soldier of groups 1-2 small UAS
- System provides greater than 15 seconds of detection time
Performance Requirements for C-sUAS Soldier Common Systems DETECT & DEFEAT Category:
- System shall detect and provide orientation to the Soldier of groups 1-2 small UAS and provide greater than 15 seconds of detection time
- System shall defeat groups 1-2 small UAS non-kinetically or kinetically
- System provides a defended area greater than .5km
- Kinetic defeat solution must not impede the soldier’s primary weapon and/or augment the primary weapon
The C-UAS Product Office is planning a three-phase evaluation process for this requirement. Any vendor interested in participating in Phase 1 is required to provide the information requested in this Special Notice sections titled “C-sUAS Soldier Common Systems Schedule” and “Vendor Submission of DD1494 and Over-the-Air RF measurement”.
For more information
https://sam.gov/opp/883c389d9a344b2cabe1a82152f6b267/view
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