Department of Defense Unmanned Helicopters

U.S. Department of Defense to Purchase Alpha 900 Helicopter UAVs

by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded system integrator Rapid Expeditionary Concepts with a prime contract for the purchase of Alpha 900 unmanned helicopter systems manufactured by Alpha Unmanned Systems, SL for integration, test, evaluation, and deployment. The Prime, a provider of end-to-end Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C5ISR) solutions, will oversee the integration of a specialized electro-optical sensor for use in counter-unmanned aerial system (CUAS) operations. Along with the fully integrated solution, The Prime and Alpha will offer deployment and training support for the Alpha 900 in a joint operational evaluation held by the U.S Department of Defense over the next two years.

With an emphasis on integrating advanced payloads and sensors on-board manned and unmanned platforms, the Prime…