Kaman awarded U.S. Army contract for UAS capability demonstration

Kaman’s Kaman Air Vehicles division and Near Earth Autonomy have been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to demonstrate a resupply uncrewed aerial system – UAS – capable of moving loads with a minimum of 800 pounds and flying distances over 100 miles. This heavy-lift vertical takeoff and landing – VTOL – UAS will take soldiers out of harm’s way and supplement resupply trips through added uncrewed lift capacity. Near Earth is the prime contractor and is responsible for the autonomy system which will provide mission assurance through responsive autonomy, enabling Soldiers to focus on their primary mission rather than on controlling the UAS. The UAS will be based on Kaman’s KARGO UAV, a purpose-built autonomous VTOL aircraft. The partners will demonstrate the KARGO UAV’s capabilities at Project Convergence 2024.