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Homeland Security

Coast Guard Begins Firming Plans To Acquire Small UAS

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, April 15th, 2014

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Coast Guard Begins Firming Plans To Acquire Small UAS

ScanEagle UAS recovered by "SkyHook" following seven-hour sortie at Wallops Island in February. Photo: Coast Guard

Following several demonstrations of a small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) aboard two National Security Cutters (NSC) and from shore, the Coast Guard on Tuesday said it is moving forward to the acquisition phase for an unmanned system. The Coast Guard’s acquisition office said the sUAS program for the NSC in August 2013 was designated a non-major acquisition and transitioned to the “analyze and select phase.” In October the service issued a Request for Information (RFI) to gather feedback to help…

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