U.S. Army NEWS RELEASE Army Public Affairs Washington, D.C. 20310
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug 11, 1999
DOWNSELECTS FOR TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
The Army selected four contractors who will move forward to the Phase II portion of the Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (TUAV) source selection. Based on the results of the Phase I evolution the following contractors are in the competitive range and will move forward o the Phase II portion of the source selection. The four companies are: General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems Inc., TRW Systems and Information Technology Group, Alliant TechSystems, and AAI Corporation.
The Phase II portion of the source selection includes a Systems Capability Demonstration (SCD) at Ft. Huachuca, Arizona along with continued evaluation of the contractor’s overall proposal. The SCD is scheduled for early October though November. The Army is scheduled to make a final decision by the end of 1999.
TUAVs will provide reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition to deployed U.S. Army brigades and regiments day or night and in limited adverse weather conditions. TUAVs will proved real-time information of tactical battlefield commanders. TUAVs contribute to the Army’s efforts to gain and maintain information dominance of more battlefields.
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