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Also known as: SRR
United StatesShort Range Reconnaissance (SRR) is the US Army's programme of record for a small quadcopter drone that gives infantry platoons their own reconnaissance and surveillance capability, managed by the Project Manager for Unmanned Aircraft Systems within PEO Aviation. The Army and the Defense Innovation Unit chose prototype participants in April 2019, and Tranche 1, the Skydio X2D (RQ-28A), began fielding in September 2022 and had reached more than 16 brigades by August 2025. For Tranche 2 the Army selected Red Cat's Teal Black Widow in November 2024 against a stated acquisition objective of 5,880 systems, began production in August 2025 with two vendors, and gave Skydio a $7.9 million low-rate initial production contract for its X10D in October 2025.
We’re excited to announce that the U.S. Army selected Vantage’s Vesper to advance to the Manufacturing Readiness Assessment (MRA) of the Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) Program.
In 2018, the U.S. Army selected Vantage to rapidly develop portable, Short-Range Reconnaissance (SRR) UAV prototypes to be deployed with intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and provide situational awareness in mission-critical environments. In only nine months with a $2.5 million contract, Vantage developed Vesper, an entirely new UAV product that exceeded Army requirements. The success of Vesper has led to a recent $1.4 million extension, which will go towards designing and producing 25 Vision Ground Control Station (GCS) and an additional 25 Vesper units.
| Title | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Skydio X10D Delivery - SRR Tranche 2 Low-Rate… | USD 7.9M | awarded |
| Program of Record Selection | — | awarded |
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