Ariel Target Systems 2
Ended Master IDIQ Awarded
- Federal agency
-
Aviation and Missile Command
- Awardees
- 4
- Task orders
- 12
- Obligated
- $24,758,123
Vehicle facts
- Opportunity
-
- Aerial Target Systems 2 Solicitation · W31P4Q17R0004 · Posted Feb 27, 2017
- Agency
-
- Aviation and Missile Command Army Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Combined task order value
-
- $30,855,375 Current, with exercised options
- $53,600,416 Potential, with all options
- Last date to order 100% complete
- Shared ceiling 27% used
- $93,376,751.33
- Predecessor
- Army Aerial Target Systems
- Successor
IDV award and task order details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this vehicle
The Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) awarded a Master IDIQ on May 22, 2018, for 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. The ordering period closed on May 20, 2023, and this vehicle is no longer active. Aerial Target Systems 3 succeeded it on September 16, 2024.
All 12 task orders issued under this vehicle carried no set-aside designation and competed on a full and open basis. The combined potential value across awarded orders totals $53.6 million, with $29.6 million obligated as of the most recent data (55% of potential value). Ordering momentum declined in the final years: the vehicle issued one order each in 2022 and 2023, following two orders in both 2020 and 2021, and one order in 2019.
Trideum Corporation dominates the prime contractor base, holding four orders valued at $32.1 million in combined potential value—roughly 60% of the vehicle's total. Kord Technologies, LLC captured four orders worth $13.1 million combined potential. Griffon Aerospace, Inc. received three orders for $8.4 million. Kratos Defense & Rocket Support Services, Inc. holds one order for $6 thousand. All task orders fund the Department of the Army Acquisition Support Center's Project Executive Officer for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation.
Representative task orders span unmanned systems support, subscale and low-cost aerial target acquisition and spares, data logger development, towed-target platform operations, and engine upgrades to existing aerial target fleets. The largest single order, for Low-Cost Subscale Aerial Target Systems and Services (LSAT), awarded to Kord Technologies in July 2019, carries a ceiling of $27.1 million (firm fixed price). Most other orders employ cost-plus fixed-fee pricing with ceilings ranging from under $500 thousand to approximately $8 million. The Targets Management Office, administratively located at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, manages the program from within PM Instrumentation, Targets and Threat Simulators in Orlando, Florida.
Description
The Army, Aviation and Missile Command, Targets Management Office (TMO) has awarded a Master IDIQ for research, design, development, production, technical flight and field support, and logistical support are required for aerial target systems, aerial target subsystems, and components located within the aerial target as well as ground support equipment and control/testing systems external to the aerial target.
IDV awards
Latest task orders
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Top awardees by obligations
| Rank | Awardee | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trideum Corporation | $11,624,899 | 47% |
| 2 | Kord Technologies, LLC | $7,266,142 | 29% |
| 3 | Griffon Aerospace, Inc. | $5,860,693 | 24% |
| 4 | Kratos Defense & Rocket Support Services, Inc. | $6,389 | <1% |
Top funding agencies by obligations
| Rank | Funding agency | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of the Army | $24,758,123 | 100% |
Obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | -$56,526 |
| FY2025 | $70,963 |
| FY2024 | $405,955 |
| FY2023 | $6,107,916 |
| FY2022 | $10,326,124 |
| FY2021 | $3,459,737 |
| FY2020 | $444,160 |
| FY2019 | $3,688,712 |
| FY2018 | $311,082 |
Quick answers
What is the Ariel Target Systems 2 contract vehicle?
Ariel Target Systems 2 is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle run by Aviation and Missile Command (Army Materiel Command), awarded on May 22, 2018.
Which companies hold Ariel Target Systems 2?
4 companies hold Ariel Target Systems 2's IDV awards, one each. The latest went to Kord Technologies, LLC on May 22, 2018. The awardees whose task orders obligated the most are Trideum Corporation, Kord Technologies, LLC and Griffon Aerospace, Inc.
How much has been spent through Ariel Target Systems 2?
12 task orders have been placed under Ariel Target Systems 2, obligating $24,758,123. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $30,855,375.
What is the shared ceiling of Ariel Target Systems 2?
Ariel Target Systems 2's shared ceiling is $93,376,751; its task orders have used 27% of it.
Which agencies use Ariel Target Systems 2 the most?
The departments whose task orders under Ariel Target Systems 2 obligated the most are Department of the Army ($24,758,123).
How much was obligated through Ariel Target Systems 2 in fiscal year 2025?
Task orders under Ariel Target Systems 2 obligated $70,963 in fiscal year 2025.
What came before and after Ariel Target Systems 2?
Ariel Target Systems 2 succeeded Army Aerial Target Systems. It was followed by Aerial Target Systems 3 (ATS-3).
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