Army Expands Company-Level SUAS Portfolio with Three Additional Systems

The U.S. Army has selected three additional vendor solutions for its company-level Small Unmanned Aircraft System portfolio, expanding the program to five fielded platforms across Transformation in Contact priority units.

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – The U.S. Army expanded the company-level Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) portfolio for priority Transformation in Contact (TiC) units by selecting three additional vendor solutions. Led by the Capability Program Executive (CPE) Aviation’s Project Manager for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (PM UAS), this capability expansion supports Drone Dominance priorities, expedites Army TiC initiatives, accelerates Soldier feedback, and informs requirement refinement. US Army photo.

The selections were led by the Capability Program Executive Aviation’s Project Manager for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems at Redstone Arsenal.

The three newly added systems are AeroVironment’s Vapor CLE, Mistral Inc.’s Thor, and Quantum Systems’ Vector AI. Each was selected following a flight capability demonstration and manufacturing readiness assessment designed to validate performance and accelerate delivery to warfighters. The new platforms join the Performance Drone Works C-100 and Anduril Ghost-X systems already fielded across Army formations, bringing the company-level UAS portfolio to five systems with distinct capabilities intended to enable a tailored approach to battlefield effects.

“TiC units provide invaluable feedback to shape technology requirements,” said Lt. Col. Michael Carroll, SUAS Product Manager. “Our Soldiers are directly informing requirements that will allow us to continue delivering the best UAS products to meet the demands of our fighting formations.”

The expansion supports the Army’s Drone Dominance priorities and is intended to accelerate soldier feedback into requirement refinement for future UAS procurement.