United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Long Range/Long Endurance (LR|LE) Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) Event – 2027-1 (sLE27-1)

The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is seeking information on Long Range/Long Endurance (LR|LE) Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) as part of the sLE27-1 event. The UAS should be capable of performing multiple configurable mission sets at ranges of 20 kilometers and beyond for six hours and beyond, while carrying and operating a minimum of two payloads/sensors with a combined weight of five pounds or more. The UAS should be able to launch and recover from a 100m x 100m land surface with a slope of 5° or less during day and night operations in standard and adverse weather conditions. The system must follow a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) to host government-developed collaborative autonomy plugins. Some key points to consider are: • The UAS should be a Group 2 UAS capable of performing multiple configurable mission sets. • The UAS should be able to launch and recover from a 100m x 100m land surface with a slope of 5° or less. • The UAS should be able to operate in RF congested and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) contested environments. • The UAS should include modular components, allowing a trained SOF operator to set up the system from a transport case to a ready-to-launch status in no more than 60 minutes. • The propulsion system should be electric, or hybrid based.