The US government organization that established the Blue sUAS list of what it considers efficient, economical, and data-secure drones for official use by administration agencies says it is widening the scope of activities those craft fulfill, and increasing the number of manufacturers involved from five to 11.
The government-mandated Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is calling its relaunched effort Blue sUAS 2.0, suggestive of a bigger, more ambitious, and improved iteration of the program overseen for over a year now. In general terms, both versions define the technical, performance, and security specifics craft must meet to make the de facto government-approved Blue sUAS list for procurement and operation by various public agencies – notably the Department of Defense (DoD). The reboot of that, DUI says, extends its scope from initial short range reconnaissance criteria to other areas.
“The need for additional capabilities in sUAS that are policy-compliant…
