Concept UAS Award

MTC Technologies, Dayton, Ohio, won a $3 million contract to demonstrate a concept aircraft for the U.S. Marine Corps Tier II tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) program. MTC's “SpyHawk” UAS is designed to be a multi-mission system providing continuous day/night coverage for missions including military Intelligence Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR) and civil pipeline monitoring. MTC will provide a custom designed system consisting of an unmanned vehicle, sensor suite, and integrated ground station, along with all necessary operations, engineering, maintenance, and logistics support. The 12-month demonstration contract, issued on behalf of the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab (MCWL), may be augmented with additional options after the lab gains experience with the weapon system, MTC said. The Tier II UAS Concept Demonstrator is expected to fly 300 hours a month, serving as a test bed for new technologies and for performing concept-based experimentation, to include the development and verification of tactics, techniques, and procedures. Flights will be conducted at either Quantico, Va., or Patuxent River Navy Air Station, Md. More