Unmanned air systems (UAS) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) services for three (3) ships in the 5TH fleet area of responsibility

The Department of the Navy is procuring unmanned air systems (UAS) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) services from Textron Systems Corporation for three ships in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility, valued at USD 23,490,080.15. This contractor-owned, contractor-operated (COCO) contract involves deploying Textron's Aerosonde UAS with enhanced payloads and skilled personnel to support maritime ISR tasks on vessels such as Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). It enhances the Navy's operational flexibility in a key strategic region by allowing focus on missions while the vendor manages the full system lifecycle.