RedWing Aerial Target Requirements 18 August 2018.pdf
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This sources sought synopsis requests capability statements from interested businesses to identify potential sources for the U.S. Army's requirement of 6,775 MQM 170 Outlaw Remotely Piloted Vehicle Targets, 120 MQM-171 Broadsword Unmanned Aerial System Targets, and 365 MQM-186 Redwing aerial targets, as well as associated components, field service labor hours, engineering services, and other support services over the next five years under the Air Defense Artillery Targets Project. Interested parties should submit a capabilities statement no longer than ten pages by 28 August 2020 to the identified contracting specialist at the Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Orlando Contracting Center. The NAICS code is 336411 for aircraft manufacturing with a small business size standard of 1,500 employees, and the PSC code is 1550 for unmanned aircraft. The incumbent contractor is Griffon Aerospace under contract W900KK20D0006 for $49 million expiring in February 2022.
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RedWing Performance Requirements
RedWing Aerial Target Performance Requirements
Table 1: MQM-186, RedWing Requirements
Description Threshold Requirement
Objective Requirement
Wingspan
(millimeters)
3075 – 3085 3075 – 3085
Target Length
(millimeters)
1830 – 1840 1830 – 1840
Construction Fiberglass airframe/ wood bulkheads
Fiberglass airframe/ wood bulkheads
Engine Single SAITO FG-30 DA-35
Engine Location Puller Prop located in front of the target
Puller Prop located in front of the target
Internal Design Metal Wing spars Metal Wing spars
Launch Method catapult Catapult
Recovery Method
Belly land Parachute
Table 2: Performance Requirements
Description Threshold Requirement
Objective Requirement
Duration
Ground Control System
CloudCap Piccolo or approved equivalent
CloudCap Piccolo or approved equivalent
N/A
Flight Termination
System
Loss of Ground Control and Loss of GPS
Loss of Ground control and Loss of GPS
Adjustable to support mission requirements
Dash Speed 33.4 m/s
(65 knots)
37 m/s
(72 knots)
5 minutes
Cruise Speed 20 m/s
(39 knots)
30 m/s
(58 knots)
10 minutes
Endurance 3 hours 4 hours Cumulative Flight Time
Payload 12 pounds 20 pounds N/A
Maximum Altitude (MSL)
3,600 m
(11,810 feet)
5,000 m
(16,400 feet)
1 minute
Cruise Altitude
(MSL)
2,000 m
(6,560 feet)
3,000 m
(9,842 feet)
5 minutes
Low Altitude
(AGL)
500 m
(1640 feet)
500 m
(1640 feet)
30 seconds
Operational Range #
(Line-of-Sight)
32 km
(19 miles)
40 km
(24 miles)
N/A
# The “Line of Sight” requirement refers to the direct communication link between the Ground Control Station and the target. The operational range shall not require any additions or modifications to the Ground Control System (GCS) hardware such as a communications repeater or satellite radio to meet the line-of-sight requirement.
| MQM-186, RedWing Aerial Target Performance Requirements |
| # The “Line of Sight” requirement refers to the direct communication link between the Ground Control Station and the target. The operational range shall not require any additions or modifications to the Ground Control System (GCS) hardware such as a ... |
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