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Army Seeks White Papers To Inform New Air-Droppable Air Vehicle Development

Army Seeks White Papers To Inform New Air-Droppable Air Vehicle Development
Riggers with the 528th Sustainment Brigade (Special Operations) (Airborne) Traveled to Fort Stewart to train on the Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS). Photo by Sgt. Vance Williamson, 528th Sustainment Brigade (Special Operations)(Airborne)

The Army is seeking white papers from industry to inform development of a new “air-droppable air vehicle” prototype capable of operating in contested environments. A new Request for Project Proposals (RPP) notice outlines the Contested Aerial Delivery Development (CADD) effort, which would incorporate an air vehicle prototype that can carry a payload of at least 250 pounds as well as development of a navigation sensor kit for GPS-denied environments, mission planning software and command and control tools. “In a contested,…

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