Attachment 2 - Salient Characteristics Skydio X2D Starter Kit Drones and In-Person Training.pdf

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Skydio X2D Starter Kits (Drones) and In-Person Training Federal contract opportunity
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FA301625Q0038
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Department of the Air Force Air Education and Training Command

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This is a salient characteristics document for a brand name or equivalent requirement for 6 Skydio X2D Starter Kit Drones and associated training for the 737 TRSS at JBSA Lackland. The equipment will be used for field training in the PACER FORGE training area to help 35,000 annual Air/Space Force Basic Training trainees react to small Unmanned Aircraft Systems threats.

Each Skydio X2D Starter Kit includes a 1.8GHz vehicle with dual streaming Color/Thermal payload, Enterprise Controller, three batteries, dual charger, spare propeller blades, cases, and a 3-year Autonomy Enterprise license with maintenance/support. Key specifications include 4K/60fps color camera, FLIR Boson thermal imaging, NVIDIA Tegra X2 processor, 360° obstacle avoidance, and ranges up to 10km. The requirement also includes 3 days of in-person training for up to 8 students covering operation of the drone system and software, with both classroom and field components. The Skydio X2D is listed on the DIU Blue UAS Cleared List and meets AFMAN 11-502 requirements.

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Salient Characteristics

1 October 2024

737 TRSS Skydio X2D Starter Kit Drones and In-Person Training

This is brand name or equivalent requirement.

Training equipment for the 737 TRG, which trains 35K trainee’s annually for both the Air/Space Force Basic Training. This equipment will be used for field training in the PACER FORGE training area to meet/assist with training objectives. Scope is to have trainees react to sUAS (small Unmanned Aircraft Systems) ("drone") threats during PACER FORGE exercise scenarios.

The SkyDio X2D is an approved sUAS as per the DIU Blue UAS Cleared List (https://www.diu.mil/blue-uas-cleared-list) and meets necessary requirements per the AFMAN 11- 502.

We will need:

Item 1:

6-Skydio X2D Starter Kit (1.8GHz, Color/Thermal) (3-year term); Starter Kit includes one (1) Skydio X2D 1.8GHz vehicle, one (1) Skydio Enterprise Controller 1.8GHz, three (3) batteries, one (1) dual charger, one (1) spare propeller blades set, one (1) tactical soft case, one (1) admin hard case, one (1) Skydio Autonomy Enterprise perpetual license with three (3) year maintenance and support. Skydio X2D vehicle includes (a) Dual streaming Color/Thermal payload, (b) NDAA compliance, (c) Ground control via the Skydio Enterprise App and Blue sUAS QGC App, (d) two (2) 256GB SD Cards (pre-installed). Skydio Enterprise Controller includes (a) Skydio Enterprise App offline. Kit includes one (1) year Skydio limited warranty subject to Skydio’s warranty and support terms.

SALIENT Characteristics of Skydio X2D:

DIMENSION (unfolded, Flying) =26.1” X 22.4“ X 8.3” DIMENSIONS (folded, no battery) =11.9“ X 5.5” X 3.6“ WEIGHT (with battery) =1325 g COLOR CAMERA=4K/60fps Video with 16x digital zoom THERMAL CAMERA=FLIR Boson® 320P thermal imager with 8x digital zoom MAIN PROCESSOR=NVIDIA Tegra X2SOC GPU=256-coreNVIDIA PASCAL GPU CPU=Dual-Core NVIDIA Denver 2 64-bit CPU Quad-Core ARM®-A57 MPCore RAM=4 GB 128-bit LPDDR4 OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE COVERAGE=Omnidirectional and above/below super fisheye lenses for 360° view 3D WORLD MODEL UPDATE RATE=> 1 million points per second WORLD MODEL-TO-ACTION UPDATE RATE=500 iterations per second ONBOARD AI=9 custom deep networks used in flight USER-SELECTABLE SUBJECTS FOR TRACKING=People and motor vehicles

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JBSA LACKLAND, TX 78236 Attachment 2

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Skydio X2D Drones and In-Person Training

OBJECT TRACKING AND IDENTIFICATION=Up to 10 simultaneous objects of interest CALIBRATION=Automated online calibration of lens parameters, camera rotations, wind speed, and air density

SALIENT Characteristics of Skydio X2D Handset:

DIMENSIONS= 10.75” x 5.25 x 3.0” WEIGHT=1130 g INPUT= Dual 2-axis joysticks, dual rockers & 10 buttons SENSORS= GPS, Barometer, Compass, Gyro, ACC

MEMORY= 256 GB

PROCESSOR= Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 APPLICATIONS= Skydio Enterprise (offline), Skydio QGroundControl WIRE LINKS= USB 3.1, (via dongle) HDM OPERATING FREQUIENCES= 1.8 / 5 GHz

BADNWITH SELECTION= 4 / 8 MHz (1.8GHz radio) and 5 / 20 MHz (5GHz radio)

MAX RANGE= Expected up to 10 km / expected up to 6 km

VIDEO=720p/30fps

Item 2:

Skydio X2D In-person Training; A three (3) day in-person training on the operation of the Skydio X2D, Skydio Enterprise Controller, Skydio Enterprise App, and Skydio Autonomy Enterprise software, consisting of a ground school in the classroom and live flight training in the field. For up to eight (8) students. Participants will receive a course completion certificate upon the successful completion of this training.

These items are needed immediately to ensure trainees understand current sUAS threats.

502 CONS/JBKAE

JBSA LACKLAND, TX 78236

Attachment 2

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Skydio X2D Drones and In-Person Training

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