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Low-cost free space optical comm for Group-1 and Group-2 UAS

Original titleLow-cost free space optical (FSO) comm for GROUP-1 and GROUP-2 unmanned aerial system (UAS)

Awarded23 May 2025

Awarded valueUSD 1.2M≈ EUR 1.1M

BuyerDepartment of the Air Force · US

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Procurement context

The awarded value is USD 1.2M.
The buyer is Department of the Air Force (US).
It is categorised as Communications & datalinks.
The record comes from an official procurement registry (USAspending (FPDS)).

AI summary of the notice

The Department of the Air Force is procuring low-cost free space optical comm for Group-1 and Group-2 UAS. The contract was awarded to SPACERAKE, INC. for a value of 1,249,393 USD.

Buyer

Department of the Air Force

agency · Arlington, Virginia

Vendor

SPACERAKE, INC.

company · Location unknown

Offering

Communications & datalinks

Domain

Air

End use

MilitaryDefense & security research

Reference

USA-FA864925P0228

Original Source

usaspending.gov↗

https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_FA864925P0228_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-

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Data quality

90/100High

Composite of source reliability, field completeness and cross-references.

Source: usaspending.govOfficial registry
Completeness: 7/7 core fields
Corroboration: 10 sources
Updated: 2026-10-04

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