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U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) awarded Arcturus UAV, Inc. (an AeroVironment subsidiary) a $13.9 million task order for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) services using mid-endurance unmanned aircraft systems. This task order falls under USSOCOM's $975 million MEUAS IV indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, which enables qualified contractors to compete for site-specific task orders to support special operations forces in airborne ISR missions. The award leverages Arcturus UAV's JUMP 20 vertical take-off and landing system, which provides runway-independent multi-mission capabilities for SOCOM's intelligence gathering and reconnaissance operations.
https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_H9240821F0007_9700_H9240820D0003_9700