DoD Non-Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
The UAS listed below are considered as non-COTS systems designated by the Department of Defense (DoD) in the 8 Sep 21 “Guidance for Procedures for the Operation and Procurement of UAS”. The use and purchase of these systems are not subject to the 1 June 2018 Deputy Secretary of Defense memo, Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Implementation Guidance. This memorandum will be updated as required to add future systems that are considered non-COTS UAS IAW paragraph 3 of the 1 June 2018 Deputy Secretary of Defense memo.
- AAI Aerosonde, RQ-7B Shadow 200
- AeroVironment Puma I/II/III (RQ-20A/B), Raven (RQ-11), Switchblade, Wasp (RQ-12)
- Altavian – ION M440 C
- Arcturus Jump 20
- BlackBar Storm
- BAI Aerosystems Tigershark
- Boeing MQ-25 Stingray
- FLIR PD-100 Black Hornet (BH-2/BH-3), R60 Sky Ranger, R80D Sky Raider
- HoverFly- Tethered UAS
- Insitu Blackjack (RQ-21), ScanEagle (MQ-27 A/B)
- Lockheed Martin Stalker XE, Indago
- Martin UAV V-BAT
- Parrot – Anafi-USA-Gov/mil
- PSI Instant Eye Mk3-GEN4-D1/D2 & E1 (data encrypted, all-digital system), Mk3-GEN5-D1/D2 (data encrypted, all-digital system)
- Schiebel S-100
- Shield AI Nova, Hivemind Nova
- Skydio – X2D
- Teal – Golden Eagle
- TStorm TS-M800
- Vantage Robotics – Vesper