Request for Information – Drone Components

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Test Center is requesting information on drone components to support the Vortex-V First Person View system, with responses due by 10:00 AM CDT on August 6, 2026. This is an RFI for informational purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation or commitment; no funds are available for response preparation, and all submissions are strictly voluntary.

Delivery is required to Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee. All components—whether delivered as loose kits or fully assembled systems—must comply with Section 848 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2020, meaning critical components including flight controllers, radios, data transmission devices, cameras, gimbals, and data storage devices must not be manufactured or sourced from covered foreign countries.

The requirement specifies quantities and model numbers for nine distinct product lines: two Fat Shark HDO+ FPV goggle headsets, two ImmersionRC RapidFire video receivers, two Triumph Tango 2 Pro FPV RC radios, four Lumenier LUX F765 flight controllers, four TBS Triumph Unify Pro32 DP video transmitters, four Fat Shark Aura analog cameras, four Triumph CrossFire Nano Rx Pro radio receivers, four Lumenier QAV R-2 freestyle frames, and eight iFlight XING 2207 motors rated at 1855KV.

Respondents must submit company name, address, telephone, email, SAM Unique Entity Identifier, capability assessment with rationale, confirmation of products on the cleared blue list, preliminary cost estimates, and lead times.