PDW Awarded $20 Million Military Contract for ‘Transformation in Contact’ Initiative – sUAS Information

PDW to produce the U.S. Military with C100 quadcopters to show the system’s multi-mission capabilities with varied payloads

Because the Military continues to spend money on agile and emergent UAS innovative applied sciences to speed up Transformation in Contact initiatives, PDW has responded with time delicate supply, assist and escalating capabilities. “To be able to keep a aggressive edge within the present unpredictable state of struggle, the U.S. should embrace technological developments as they’re launched to adapt quicker than our opponents are,” acknowledged PDW co-founder Ryan Gury. “Proper now, the development that may actually remodel the battlefield is small, multi-mission drones just like the C100, and PDW is able to quickly ship these crucial property at scale.”

PDW acquired a $20.9 million award from the U.S. Military to produce C100 UAS and Multi-Mission Payloads (MMP) in assist of the Military’s ‘Transformation in Contact’ (TiC) initiative. That is the third C100 contract for the TiC initiative, a part of the Military’s Firm Direct Requirement for Medium Vary Reconnaissance (MRR). The aim of TiC is to quickly transfer cutting-edge business techniques and merchandise from idea to manufacturing by way of real-time fielding and analysis. The C100 was fielded to seven Military PM UAS items underneath the primary two contracts. This subsequent iteration of C100 techniques and MMPs will assist items inside each 18^th Airborne Corps and U.S. Military Particular Operations Command (USASOC).

“Choice of PDW for an additional spherical of TiC assist is a testomony to the reliability, affordability and modularity of the C100,” stated PDW CEO and co-founder Ryan Gury. “At a decrease value per system than comparable platforms, PDW can provide the Military with elevated operational capabilities at higher attain with a real multi-mission platform.”

The MMP program delivers unprecedented natural edge functionality to floor pressure commanders by way of the combination of three purpose-built payloads onto the C100. These modular integrations allow GPS-denied operation, prolong peer-to-peer and BLOS communications, and detect and assault adversary indicators of curiosity. All three payloads have demonstrated operational effectiveness in theater and now considerably elevate the C100’s mission influence—enhancing situational consciousness, digital warfare capabilities, and freedom of maneuver for the trendy battlefield.

“Whereas speedy response is crucial, it’s equally important to reply outfitted with the suitable assist functionality,” continued Gury. “Because of this the C100 is the final word pressure multiplier; It could possibly present various ranges of assist to operators within the area with immediacy by way of employment of a wide range of payloads.”

Underneath the $15 million TiC 2.0 contract PDW acquired in Dec. 2024, C100s had been deployed throughout a number of high-profile theaters, together with Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), European Command (EUCOM), and Central Command (CENTCOM), to boost the capabilities of U.S. forces in crucial areas throughout the globe. This new contract will construct upon earlier efficiency by additional demonstrating the bounds and performance of the C100 as a multi-mission platform.

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