Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) for the United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps is seeking information on commercially available Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) solutions. The sUAS should have First Person View (FPV) capabilities and be able to support the primary mission of Reconnaissance Surveillance and Target Acquisition (RSTA), secondary mission of communications relay, and enhanced mission set of lethal payload delivery and electronic support. The system should be low-cost, high-volume, and have rapid reconfigurability and modular payload capabilities. The Marine Corps is looking for systems that can be delivered in large quantities, with an initial delivery of up to 5,000 air vehicles within 6 months and 10,000 units within 12 months. The system should be NDAA-compliant or demonstrate a path to compliance. • The system should have a unit cost of less than $4,000. • The system should have a total system cost, including air vehicle, ground control station/controller, communications equipment, goggles, batteries, charging station, and any other required components. • The system should have production capability to deliver an initial quantity of systems by April 2026. • The system should have the ability for Marines to modify and repair the system without vendor involvement. • The system should have the ability to produce non-kinetic UAS with the ability to be converted by Marines to kinetic UAS without vendor involvement.