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Long-Endurance Fuel-Powered Maritime Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS)

National Research Council of Canada

National Research Council of Canada

via National Research Council of Canada

Posted Aug 31, 2026
Due Sep 10, 2026
RPAS VTOL maritime remotely piloted aerial systems

Brief Description

The National Research Council of Canada seeks one long-endurance, fuel-powered, single-rotor maritime VTOL remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS), specifically a High Eye Airboxer.

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The National Research Council of Canada's (NRC) Centre for Drone Innovation, part of the Drone and Flight Autonomy Laboratory, has a requirement for the supply of one (1) long-endurance, fuel-powered, single-rotor maritime vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS), High Eye Airboxer, including one (1) ground control station, a medium-range tracking antenna, an emergency flotation kit, an engine start kit, transport cases, integration and charging equipment, a maintenance package, a field repair kit, a simulator system and an AIS receiver, suitable for persistent operations from confined land-based and maritime environments and for the integration of specialized scientific, remote-sensing and surveillance payloads. The estimated contract period will be 8 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2026/10/01.

This bid is 85% technology related

A strong match for technology vendors

Why we classified this as tech

This is a competitive procurement for long-endurance maritime VTOL remotely piloted aerial systems, which are explicitly covered as RPAS equipment/system technology. It is a specialized hardware and integrated aerial system opportunity suitable for technology vendors.

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Deadline: Sep 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET

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