The US Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has awarded Robotic Research a small business contract to evolve the design and increase the capacity of the company's Pegasus Mini hybrid unmanned aerial system/unmanned ground vehicle (UAS/UGV).

Robotic Research's Pegasus Mini hybrid UAS/UGV. The company received an SBIR Phase II contract from the US Defense Threat Reduction Agency to evolve the aircraft's design and increase its capacity. (Robotic Research)

Planned upgrades include changes to the airframe, battery, and computing and sensing capabilities. DTRA plans to incorporate the Pegasus Mini, the smallest platform in the Pegasus vehicle family, with a larger capacity into the agency's Modular Autonomous Counter-Weapon of Mass Destruction, Increment B (MACS-B) programme.

The two-year award is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract, according to a company statement. SBIR Phase II awards are generally worth USD750,000.

Jim Frelk, Robotic Research senior vice president, told Janes on 19 August that the company will deliver more than one Pegasus Mini to the DTRA as part of this contract. Robotic Research wants to increase the vehicle's performance by evaluating ways to reduce its weight, which would increase its flight time and improve its durability.

The US Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has awarded Robotic Research a small business contract to evolve the design and increase the capacity of the company's Pegasus Mini hybrid unmanned aerial system/unmanned ground vehicle (UAS/UGV).

Robotic Research's Pegasus Mini hybrid UAS/UGV. The company received an SBIR Phase II contract from the US Defense Threat Reduction Agency to evolve the aircraft's design and increase its capacity. (Robotic Research)

Planned upgrades include changes to the airframe, battery, and computing and sensing capabilities. DTRA plans to incorporate the Pegasus Mini, the smallest platform in the Pegasus vehicle family, with a larger capacity into the agency's Modular Autonomous Counter-Weapon of Mass Destruction, Increment B (MACS-B) programme.

The two-year award is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract, according to a company statement. SBIR Phase II awards are generally worth USD750,000.

Jim Frelk, Robotic Research senior vice president, told Janes on 19 August that the company will deliver more than one Pegasus Mini to the DTRA as part of this contract. Robotic Research wants to increase the vehicle's performance by evaluating ways to reduce its weight, which would increase its flight time and improve its durability.

The US Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has awarded Robotic Research a small business contract to evolve the design and increase the capacity of the company's Pegasus Mini hybrid unmanned aerial system/unmanned ground vehicle (UAS/UGV).

Robotic Research's Pegasus Mini hybrid UAS/UGV. The company received an SBIR Phase II contract from the US Defense Threat Reduction Agency to evolve the aircraft's design and increase its capacity. (Robotic Research)

Planned upgrades include changes to the airframe, battery, and computing and sensing capabilities. DTRA plans to incorporate the Pegasus Mini, the smallest platform in the Pegasus vehicle family, with a larger capacity into the agency's Modular Autonomous Counter-Weapon of Mass Destruction, Increment B (MACS-B) programme.

The two-year award is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract, according to a company statement. SBIR Phase II awards are generally worth USD750,000.

Jim Frelk, Robotic Research senior vice president, told Janes on 19 August that the company will deliver more than one Pegasus Mini to the DTRA as part of this contract. Robotic Research wants to increase the vehicle's performance by evaluating ways to reduce its weight, which would increase its flight time and improve its durability.

The US Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has awarded Robotic Research a small business contract to evolve the design and increase the capacity of the company's Pegasus Mini hybrid unmanned aerial system/unmanned ground vehicle (UAS/UGV).

Robotic Research's Pegasus Mini hybrid UAS/UGV. The company received an SBIR Phase II contract from the US Defense Threat Reduction Agency to evolve the aircraft's design and increase its capacity. (Robotic Research)

Planned upgrades include changes to the airframe, battery, and computing and sensing capabilities. DTRA plans to incorporate the Pegasus Mini, the smallest platform in the Pegasus vehicle family, with a larger capacity into the agency's Modular Autonomous Counter-Weapon of Mass Destruction, Increment B (MACS-B) programme.

The two-year award is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract, according to a company statement. SBIR Phase II awards are generally worth USD750,000.

Jim Frelk, Robotic Research senior vice president, told Janes on 19 August that the company will deliver more than one Pegasus Mini to the DTRA as part of this contract. Robotic Research wants to increase the vehicle's performance by evaluating ways to reduce its weight, which would increase its flight time and improve its durability.

The US Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has awarded Robotic Research a small business contract to evolve the design and increase the capacity of the company's Pegasus Mini hybrid unmanned aerial system/unmanned ground vehicle (UAS/UGV).

Robotic Research's Pegasus Mini hybrid UAS/UGV. The company received an SBIR Phase II contract from the US Defense Threat Reduction Agency to evolve the aircraft's design and increase its capacity. (Robotic Research)

Planned upgrades include changes to the airframe, battery, and computing and sensing capabilities. DTRA plans to incorporate the Pegasus Mini, the smallest platform in the Pegasus vehicle family, with a larger capacity into the agency's Modular Autonomous Counter-Weapon of Mass Destruction, Increment B (MACS-B) programme.

The two-year award is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract, according to a company statement. SBIR Phase II awards are generally worth USD750,000.

Jim Frelk, Robotic Research senior vice president, told Janes on 19 August that the company will deliver more than one Pegasus Mini to the DTRA as part of this contract. Robotic Research wants to increase the vehicle's performance by evaluating ways to reduce its weight, which would increase its flight time and improve its durability.

The US Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has awarded Robotic Research a small business contract to evolve the design and increase the capacity of the company's Pegasus Mini hybrid unmanned aerial system/unmanned ground vehicle (UAS/UGV).

Robotic Research's Pegasus Mini hybrid UAS/UGV. The company received an SBIR Phase II contract from the US Defense Threat Reduction Agency to evolve the aircraft's design and increase its capacity. (Robotic Research)

Planned upgrades include changes to the airframe, battery, and computing and sensing capabilities. DTRA plans to incorporate the Pegasus Mini, the smallest platform in the Pegasus vehicle family, with a larger capacity into the agency's Modular Autonomous Counter-Weapon of Mass Destruction, Increment B (MACS-B) programme.

The two-year award is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract, according to a company statement. SBIR Phase II awards are generally worth USD750,000.

Jim Frelk, Robotic Research senior vice president, told Janes on 19 August that the company will deliver more than one Pegasus Mini to the DTRA as part of this contract. Robotic Research wants to increase the vehicle's performance by evaluating ways to reduce its weight, which would increase its flight time and improve its durability.