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USAF Offensive sUAS Program Surveys Industry for Multi-Domain Comms for Drone Swarms

USAF Offensive sUAS Program Surveys Industry for Multi-Domain Comms for Drone Swarms
Mohammad Adib, the CEO of Torrance, Calif.'s Titan Dynamics, remotely flies a newly developed drone with U.S. Air Forces Central’s Task Force-99 at an undisclosed location within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility on March 15, 2024 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Offensive Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) program (AFLCMC/WISS) at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio wants to hear from companies able to integrate low size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C) multi-domain communications and data relays on Group 2 and/or Group 3 UAS within 18 to 24 months. Group 2 drones weigh between 21 and 55 pounds, Group 3 more than 55 but less than 1,320 pounds. AFLCMC/WISS wants low SWaP-C radios, antennas, and down links…

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