High-Efficiency Expeditionary Group 2 and Group 3 VTOL UAS for Long-Range Distributed ISR/SOF Operations

Department of War · Air Force · SBIR Topic · 27.BZ

posted 4 November 2026 · closes 6 January 2027

Summary

The Department of War Air Force AFMC is seeking proposals to develop and flight‑demonstrate a high‑efficiency expeditionary Group 2/3 vertical‑takeoff‑and‑landing unmanned aircraft system (VTOL UAS) for long‑range, persistent ISR/SOF missions. The effort focuses on advanced autonomous capabilities, extended endurance, modular payloads, resilient beyond‑line‑of‑sight communications, and integration with distributed mission architectures such as Vigilant Spirit.

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