Falcon Unmanned Delivers Initial Fleet of Aircraft for Multiyear US Dept. of Interior UAS Contract

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Falcon Unmanned announced today that it delivered the first round of Falcon (fixed wing) and Falcon Hover (quad-copter) aircraft to the US Dept of Interior (DOI). As part of a four year IDIQ vendor contract (#D15PC00259), Falcon Unmanned is tasked to provide a complete array of aircraft, payloads, ground control stations, training, and support services. In accordance with the contract award process Falcon Unmanned successfully completed DOI/NASA airworthiness testing for Falcon and Hover becoming one of only a handful of UAVs with a US federal agency airworthiness evaluation.

Falcon and Hover meet or exceed a number of key DOI target requirements including:

Communications/Video Range of 5 miles
Fixed Wing/Multi-copter Interoperability (Interoperable batteries, GCS and payloads)
Easily swappable modular EO/IR gimbal and Mapping Payloads
Open Source GCS
Secure 256 Bit Encrypted Communications Link(s)

Chris Miser, Owner of Falcon Unmanned, stated “We are proud to be the medium fixed wing and multi-copter vendor to the US Department of Interior. We look forward to providing aircraft, logistics, and training to support the wide range of DOI missions.”

Falcon Unmanned is a veteran owned small business based out of Denver, Colorado