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AAI Gets $600M Mid-Endurance UAS Award from US Special Operations Command

Posted on April 13, 2012 by The Editor

AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems, announced that it has won the competitive Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems (MEUAS) II award from the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).

The three-year award, valued at just under $600 million, includes support operations using AAI’s Aerosonde Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS). Total initial funding for these activities is $20 million.

“The team is galvanized and working closely with our new USSOCOM customer on this critical new activity,” says Senior Vice President and General Manager Steven Reid of AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems. “Our hallmark is a full-service orientation – understanding the mission, equipment, logistics and other factors behind customer requirements in order to create and execute a total solution. Such is our goal for the MEUAS II program.”
The Aerosonde sUAS is a high-performance system that incorporates a heavy-fuel engine for superior endurance. The Aerosonde aircraft’s single electro-optic/infrared payload delivers day-and-night, persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, while its large payload size, weight and power can accommodate another payload of choice for multi-mission flexibility. It utilizes AAI’s one-piece Launch and Recovery Trailer and the Expeditionary Ground Control Station for expeditionary land- and sea-based operations.