Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Soldier Common Solutions

Background
The U.S. Army has identified a critical need to enhance Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) capabilities across the battlefield due to current conflicts.

The goal is to equip every squad, soldier, and unit with the ability to detect and defeat small UAS using common equipment at the Soldier level. The C-sUAS Soldier Common Systems are designed to be Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) Agnostic and can be wearable, handheld, or dismounted, engaging small UAS through Electronic Warfare (EW) or by augmenting weapon optics.

Work Details
Vendors are invited to submit a White Paper that addresses the following objectives:

1. Deployment: Systems must be operable by a single Soldier for self-defense without requiring airspace clearance.

2. Size Weight and Power (SWaP): Systems should be modular, agile, and require minimal setup time while minimizing size and weight. Kinetic solutions should modify existing Army weapon systems; non-kinetic solutions should reduce Soldier burden.

3. Detect: Systems must detect commercial groups 1-2 small UAS in congested electromagnetic environments with over 3 minutes of reaction time for squad-level elements.

4. Defeat: Systems must non-kinetically defeat commercial groups 1-2 small UAS and provide a defended area for squad-sized elements (>0.5 km). Kinetic defeat is a last resort.

Period of Performance
Vendors should provide a schedule showing the timing of events from contract award to initial deliveries within seven months.