Army approaches industry for autonomous unmanned passive geolocation technology to pinpoint RF emitters
ADELPHI, Md. – U.S. Army researchers are approaching industry for autonomous unmanned passive geolocation technology to detect and pinpoint RF emitters such as integrated air-defense radars, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communications links, electronic warfare (EW) jammers, and control stations.
Officials of the Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground annex in Adelphia, Md., issued a request for information (W911QX24Q0112) Wednesday for one autonomous unmanned passive geolocation system.
Army researchers want to acquire an autonomous unmanned RF-based passive geolocation system that can operate in all-visibility conditions.
The geolocation system also should have an RF multi-band payload weight of less than 7.7 pounds, offer low size, weight, and power consumption (SWaP); robust localization capability; wide area RF surveillance; an open-architecture design; and control one or many unmanned aircraft.
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Scientists in the past, for example, have used autonomous unmanned passive geolocation systems to control swarms of UAVs that are trying to detect, locate, and classify enemy fire-control and air-defense radar systems.
Companies interested should email capability statements no later than 22 April 2024 -- 10 days from now -- to the Army's Swati Jain at [email protected].
Email questions or concerns to the Army's Swati Jain at [email protected]. More information is online at https://sam.gov/opp/186375531815433aa74d74a960604e01/view.
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