• Inspector General Eberhard Zorn of the German Armed Forces views a Shadow 200 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with members of 20th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery. (Defence)
    Inspector General Eberhard Zorn of the German Armed Forces views a Shadow 200 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with members of 20th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery. (Defence)
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The replacement of the Army’s Shadow 200 Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) through project Land 129 Phase 3 has progressed to the tendering process.

Four companies have been selected through an abbreviated Invitation to Register process and will provide a detailed Request for Tender to further explore plans and conceptual integration designs.

The four down-selected companies are Insitu Pacific, Leidos Australia, Raytheon Australia, and Textron Systems Australia.

Deputy Director Army UAS Projects Andrew McKinnon said there are a number of local companies already involved in the ADF’s Unmanned Systems space.

“These companies are encouraged to continue their engagement with the Land 129 Phase 3 down-selected tenderers in order to deliver a world class capability,” Mr McKinnon said. “UAS are a key component of Army’s Surveillance and Reconnaissance capability, with some smaller Unmanned Systems recently being used on Operation Bushfire Assist.”

The next phase of the project will focus on a competitive evaluation of more comprehensive tendered solutions from the four primes, prior to progressing the project to government consideration in 2021.

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