What Happened
Army Expands Procurement Authority To Soldiers For UAS Solutions
The US Army is expanding its UAS Marketplace to include Group 3 unmanned aircraft systems, payloads, software, and mission equipment, allowing operational units to select solutions based on specific battlefield requirements. The Marketplace, developed in coordination with Amazon Web Services, has already seen over $750 million in transactions within a few months. The expansion is part of the Army’s shift towards a user-driven acquisition model, which aims to accelerate the deployment of unmanned systems on the battlefield. This development was reported by the Army Recognition Group.