Vertical Take Off and Landing Drone

The Department of the Air Force is seeking information from qualified businesses to provide commercially available Group 2 Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) capable of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) from unimproved, austere locations. The sUAS should have a unit cost of no greater than $65K and should be capable of taking off and landing vertically, independent of a runway or prepared surfaces. The sUAS should also utilize the MAVLINK protocol for all command, control, and telemetry data exchange and have a payload capacity of at least 5 kg. • The sUAS should be capable of sustained, unrefueled flight while carrying a 3 kg payload. • The sUAS should be capable of flying a mission profile, unrefueled, with a 3 kg payload. • The sUAS should be capable of carrying a mission payload, not including fuel. • The sUAS should be capable of providing electrical power to a mission payload. • The sUAS should have a service ceiling of at least 3,000 meters and a cruise speed of at least 80 km/h. • The sUAS should be capable of being packed for transport via commercial utility vehicle and should be capable of being assembled from a packed for transport state to mission ready state in a short amount of time.