UK Royal Navy Issues RFI for
Heavy-Lift UAS
The UK Ministry Of Defence is
currently seeking information in order to qualify requirements and develop our
understanding of the potential for the market to provide an autonomous maritime
airborne heavy lift capability for the Royal Navy.
The purpose of this Request for
Information is to enhance the Authority’s awareness and allow for initial
review of a range of maritime airborne autonomous capabilities which currently
exist or are in development within the marketplace to support the development
of the RN’s Autonomy network and the creation of the Future Maritime Aviation
Force (FMAF, the rapid transformation of crewed aviation roles (Intelligence,
Surveillance, Reconnaissance, Communications, Lift and Strike) to uncrewed).
The Authority intends to use the
responses to this RFI to inform future decision making regarding the potential
supply of maritime autonomous airborne heavy lift capability. For clarity, this
RFI is not a bidding opportunity but a means by which industry can provide information
to the Authority.
This RFI aims to achieve the
following three (3) outcomes:
- Develop
further the Authority’s understanding of the different technologies and
capabilities available in the market, both current and emerging.
- Align
Authority requirements with industry standards and processes for
procurement of maritime autonomous airborne capabilities; and,
- Enable
the Authority to develop a procurement strategy that will deliver best
value for money for Defence.
- Requested
Information:
The Authority wishes to assess
potential maritime airborne autonomous heavy lift solutions for use within the
Royal Navy.
Potential suppliers and interested
parties are invited to provide information in relation to potential solutions
which could deliver an airborne autonomous heavy lift capability which is
aligned to the following indicative requirements.
Potential solutions ideally should
offer:
- Autonomous
/ Crewless operation;
- Accurate
delivery of payloads exceeding 200kg;
- Ability
for over the horizon operation;
- Suitability
for maritime environments (sea states, salt ingress, deck mobility)
- Suitability
for use in a variety of environmental conditions ashore and at sea
- Rapidly
interchangeable, multiple payload types;
- Open
Architecture;
- Sustainability
and enduring capability.
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