Navy to Create Drone ISR Services Through Basic Ordering Agreements Written 24 November 2025
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Am Unmanned Air System (UAS) prototype, called Blue Water UAS, approaches the USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) flight deck during a supply demonstration Feb. 21, 2021. | Credit: USN
Defense Daily reports, “Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) announced it plans to establish delivery orders for land and sea-based Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) services under four Basic Ordering Agreement (BOAs), according to a Nov. 20 announcement. All of the BOAs will be completed on a limited source basis exclusively to AeroVironment [AVAV], , Boeing [BA] subsidiary Insitu Inc., Shield AI and Textron [TXT].”
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