Autonomy for Loyal Wingman Testbed

Funding Opportunity Number: RFI-AFRL-RQKPD-2016-0003 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementGrantProcurement ContractCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 12.800Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: DOD-AFRLClosing Date: May 06, 2016Award Ceiling: Expected Number of Awards: 0Creation Date: Mar 18, 2016Funding Opportunity Description: The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) in support of the planning/acquisition strategy for the proof-of-concept demonstration testing of autonomy for a Loyal Wingman (LW). A LW is defined as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that operates in a strike package with manned fighter aircraft. The LW is under the tactical command of the manned lead and is not tethered to a ground station or under the full-time direction of the manned lead. This is referred to as a manned unmanned teaming (MUM-T). This RFI seeks feedback on potential test assets to act as the LW and host autonomy technologies.
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