U.S. Army Sgt. Juan Gonzalez, an infantryman assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, launches a Puma unmanned aerial vehicle during a live-fire exercise at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, June 2, 2020. (U.S. Army / Spc. Justin W. Stafford) Prime contractor awards continue on GSA-administered ASTRO procurement The Department of Defense is the largest sponsor of the 10-year procurement. Oct 14, 2021 By John Hewitt Jones
Air Force personnel check a briefing slide during a wartime readiness inspection at Yokota Air Base, Japan, in February 2017. (Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe) GSA makes awards under ASTRO IDIQ contract The large contract vehicle for robotics and unmanned systems is understood to have a budget of tens of billions of dollars. Jul 30, 2021 By John Hewitt Jones
Dan Jennings, Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific, operates a commercial-off-the-shelf unmanned aerial vehicle outfitted with a corrosion/anomaly detection sensor payload and processing scheme aboard the USS Midway Museum in San Diego, California, during a demonstration the Office of Naval Research Global (ONRG) TechSolutions Topside Drone project. (U.S. Navy photo by Bobby Cummings) GSA, Pentagon drone solicitation aims to bring performance-based contracting back ASTRO establishes 10 contracts for drone services FEDSIM and approved contracting officers can use. Oct 28, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir