Ariel Target Systems 2

The Ariel Target Systems 2 (ATS-2) Master Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, awarded by the Army's Aviation and Missile Command Targets Management Office (TMO), provides comprehensive support for aerial target systems and related infrastructure. The contract encompasses research, design, development, production, technical flight and field support, and logistical support for aerial target systems, subsystems, components, ground support equipment, and control/testing systems. Specifically, the contract supports the U.S. Army, other Department of Defense customers, and foreign clients in acquiring aerial targets for research and development, test, and training purposes.

The task orders under this contract demonstrate a focus on diverse aerial target and simulation services, with recent awards ranging from $295,857 to $27,054,582 and performance periods typically spanning two to four years. Key contractors include Kord Technologies (a KBR subsidiary), Trideum Corporation, and Griffon Aerospace, who have been awarded task orders for services such as TOW target support, data logger development, low-cost subscale aerial target systems, pilot services, and unmanned aircraft system target upgrades. The Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) is the primary funding agency, with most task orders being cost-plus-fixed-fee or firm fixed-price contracts. Performance locations have included Huntsville, Alabama and Orogrande, New Mexico, with no specific small business or other set-aside designations consistently applied across task orders.