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Skydweller Aero’s Historic Achievement
▲ 12 r/UMAC

Purpose-Built Attritable Systems (PBAS), Bomber Family of Systems Expansion

"The Army, in support of CPE Mission Autonomy, is seeking innovative industry partners to expand the Purpose-Built Attritable Systems (PBAS) program. We are issuing an RFI for existing or emerging Group 1 and Group 2 sUAS (up to 55 lbs) to serve as a family of systems to include larger "bomber" variants."

linkedin.com
u/Difficult_Handle5273 — 5 days ago

U.S. Army Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Programs

"Short-Range Reconnaissance (SRR). The SRR program (see Figure 1) is the Army’s first program of record for a small quadcopter drone for Army platoons. The Army’s requirements are for a drone that weighs less than 5 pounds and is able to fly for 30 minutes. The Army’s current selections for the SRR system are the Skydio X10D and the Teal Drones’ Black Widow."

congress.gov
u/Difficult_Handle5273 — 5 days ago
▲ 10 r/UMAC

Update on this:

  • "Lantronix Inc. (Nasdaq: LTRX), a global provider of Edge AI and Industrial IoT solutions that power NDAA-compliant unmanned systems, critical infrastructure and resilient enterprise networks, today announced that it will debut its Open-Q™ 8550CS micro SOM (µSOM) as well as showcase its new Drone Reference Platform in the Qualcomm® booth and the Unusual Machines booth at XPONENTIAL, being held May 11–14, 2026, at Huntington Place in Detroit."
  • "The Drone Reference Platform will also be featured at the Unusual Machines booth, Number 20013. Integrated into Unusual Machines’ H7 Flight Controller, the Drone Reference Platform demonstrates seamless interoperability between compute, control and flight systems."

Get ready to ride at dawn.

u/Difficult_Handle5273 — 13 days ago