The Coast Guard in late October said its acquisition authorities have approved a plan to begin soliciting bids for a small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that can operate from its new high-endurance cutter fleet.Release of a Request for Proposal for the small UAS is expected before the end of 2017, a spokeswoman for the Coast Guard’s Acquisition Directorate, tells HSR. The decision to proceed with release of the RFP for the Obtain Phase of the program was made by Rear…
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