Navy Procuring Aerovironment Blackwings For Sub-launched UAV Program

摘要

Naval Sea Systems Command intends to issue a sole source request for proposals for a twoyear contract to Aerovironment, Inc. to procure up to 120 Blackwing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for use in the submarine-launched unmanned aerial system (SLUAS) middle tier acquisition program. Specifically, the Navy plans to procure the Blackwing 10C Electro-Optic (EO) and Infrared (IR)- equipped UAVs be used on "various Navy submarine platforms during the SLUAS Middle Tier Acquisition program execution," the Navy said in a presolicitation notice published March 9 on beta.sam.gov. The program execution is estimated to be finished by May 2023.