Contested Logistics and Sustainment, Army SBIR, Direct to Phase II
Long-Range Joint Precision Airdrop System (LR-JPADS)
Objective
Enable aerial logistics delivery in anti-aircraft/access-denied (A2/AD) contested environments. It will add propulsion to JPADS to extend the range it can deliver at least 700 lbs. of payload to at least 250 nautical miles.
Description
JPADS is an autonomous aerial delivery system which guides a payload from release to a target on the ground. This effort dramatically extends the range from 15 miles to 250 miles, which will allow for aerial logistics delivery in A2/AD contested environments. There is a JPADS 2K and 10K variant; this propulsion unit should be demonstrated on JPADS 2K but show efficient expansibility to JPADS 10K. No other technology exists today which could provide long-range aerial resupply at a low-cost point.
Phase I
This topic is accepting Direct to Phase II proposals for a cost up to $2,000,000 for an 18-month period of performance.
Proposers interested in submitting a DP2 proposal must provide documentation to substantiate that the scientific and technical merit and feasibility equivalent to a Phase I project has been met. Documentation can include data, reports, specific measurements, success criteria of a prototype, etc.
Direct to Phase II
Firms should provide a prototype of a fielded-configuration JPADS 2K with an add-on propulsion unit. The prototype must demonstrate the capability to fly at least 250 nautical miles with a payload of at least 700 lbs. The prototype must utilize an engine that the firm shows through a design study that can be used for Long Range JPADS 10K. The current JPADS system is a TRL 9 fielded unit. Adding a propulsion kit to this does not require inventing a new technology, but rather integrating an existing engine and propeller into the JPADS system. This should allow a diverse set of companies to deliver a prototype since it does not require a niche understanding of aerial delivery, but rather just electro-mechanical competency.
Phase III Dual Use Applications
Commercial use-cases include Emergency humanitarian resupply for medical and refugee aid, research and fly-over data collection in areas where aircraft is too expensive or not permitted, resupply for wildfire firefighters and remote offshore mining.
Submission Information
For more information, and to submit your full proposal package, visit the DSIP Portal.
View the SBIR Component Instructions.
SBIR|STTR Help Desk: usarmy.sbirsttr@army.mil
References:
KEYWORDS: JPADS; Aerial Delivery; Airdrop; Propulsion; Long-range
Objective
Enable aerial logistics delivery in anti-aircraft/access-denied (A2/AD) contested environments. It will add propulsion to JPADS to extend the range it can deliver at least 700 lbs. of payload to at least 250 nautical miles.
Description
JPADS is an autonomous aerial delivery system which guides a payload from release to a target on the ground. This effort dramatically extends the range from 15 miles to 250 miles, which will allow for aerial logistics delivery in A2/AD contested environments. There is a JPADS 2K and 10K variant; this propulsion unit should be demonstrated on JPADS 2K but show efficient expansibility to JPADS 10K. No other technology exists today which could provide long-range aerial resupply at a low-cost point.
Phase I
This topic is accepting Direct to Phase II proposals for a cost up to $2,000,000 for an 18-month period of performance.
Proposers interested in submitting a DP2 proposal must provide documentation to substantiate that the scientific and technical merit and feasibility equivalent to a Phase I project has been met. Documentation can include data, reports, specific measurements, success criteria of a prototype, etc.
Direct to Phase II
Firms should provide a prototype of a fielded-configuration JPADS 2K with an add-on propulsion unit. The prototype must demonstrate the capability to fly at least 250 nautical miles with a payload of at least 700 lbs. The prototype must utilize an engine that the firm shows through a design study that can be used for Long Range JPADS 10K. The current JPADS system is a TRL 9 fielded unit. Adding a propulsion kit to this does not require inventing a new technology, but rather integrating an existing engine and propeller into the JPADS system. This should allow a diverse set of companies to deliver a prototype since it does not require a niche understanding of aerial delivery, but rather just electro-mechanical competency.
Phase III Dual Use Applications
Commercial use-cases include Emergency humanitarian resupply for medical and refugee aid, research and fly-over data collection in areas where aircraft is too expensive or not permitted, resupply for wildfire firefighters and remote offshore mining.
Submission Information
For more information, and to submit your full proposal package, visit the DSIP Portal.
View the SBIR Component Instructions.
SBIR|STTR Help Desk: usarmy.sbirsttr@army.mil
References:
KEYWORDS: JPADS; Aerial Delivery; Airdrop; Propulsion; Long-range