Silent Arrow has secured a $1.8M Phase II SBIR contract from the US Air Force Research Laboratory to develop and test the CLS-200 drone.
The CLS-200 relies on the foundational engineering of the GD-2000, the world’s first heavy payload, autonomous, and attritable cargo delivery aircraft to enter full-rate production.Silent Arrow has announced that it has been selected by the Air Force Research Laboratory for a $1.8 million Direct to Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract to develop a logistical drone.
The CLS-200 relies on the foundational engineering of the commercially successful Silent Arrow GD-2000, the world’s first heavy payload, autonomous, and attritable cargo delivery aircraft to enter full-rate production. Mass production is based in the UK and led by Silent Arrow manufacturing partner The MEL Group under AS9100, with Airbus DS Airborne Solutions GmbH also partnered with Silent Arrow to distribute and support the GD-2000 heavy cargo delivery UAS platform throughout European market segments.
“We’d like to thank the U.S. Air Force, AFRL and our Air Force Customer and End-User organizations for expanding Silent Arrow’s warfighter offerings by awarding this competitive Direct to Phase II,” said Chip Yates, Silent Arrow’s Founder and CEO.
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