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Blue UAS Cleared List

What is the Blue UAS List?

The Blue UAS Cleared List provides a vetted selection of drones and related technologies that meet U.S. government cybersecurity, data privacy, and operational reliability standards. This list simplifies procurement for government agencies, military, and other critical infrastructure organizations, ensuring they use drones that are secure, reliable, and compliant with federal regulations.

LIST OF APPROVED DRONES:

  • AgEagle: eBee TAC
  • Anduril: Ghost, GhostX
  • Ascent Aerosystems: Spirit
  • Blue Halo: IE-V2 Jeti
  • Easy Aerial: Osprey
  • Flightwave: Edge 130
  • Freefly Systems: AltaX,Astro
  • Inspired Flight: IF1200A, IF1200, IF800, IF750
  • Parrot: Parrot ANAFIUSA GOV, Parrot ANAFIUSA MIL
  • PDW: C100
  • Skydio: X2D Color 1.8GHz, X2D Color 5 GHz, Thermal 1.8 GHz, Thermal 5 GHz, X2D Multiband, X10D

HOW TO PROCURE BLUE UAS

Drones from the BLue UAS list can be procured through DLA TLS, GSA, or a number of other options.
ADS has decades of experience streamlining thea quisition process for government customers, and is ready to advise on your specific mission needs.

SIMPLIFIED UAS AQUISITION:

ADS simplifies the procurement process, making it easy for you to get exactly what you need, when you need it.

  1. Send RFQ to ADS
  2. Receive a quote from ADS
  3. Register for the program that best fits your needs
  4. Submit your order

 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS


Q: How did Blue UAS come into being?

Blues UAS began as an offshoot of the U.S. Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) program of record, which launched in late 2018. The Army required a rapidly deployable, personal reconnaissance vertical take-off and landing UAS for the dismounted soldier.

In late 2019, during the prototyping phase, the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was signed into law, and section 848 prohibited certain components from covered countries. While the Army’s focus was its own units, there was a need for NDAA-compliant systems across the DoD.

As a result of this demand, DIU initiated the Blues UAS effort in August 2020, which sought DoD approval for all five systems to reduce the quantity of ETP requests processed by the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Services. All five drones were purpose-built to meet the same U.S. Army mission, and while these systems were made available to the broader federal government, the original tranche of platforms was not intended to answer every U.S. Government agency's complete set of mission needs.


Q: How has the Blue List evolved?

The first group of platforms selected was an offshoot of SRR that created prototype systems to meet a U.S. Army requirement. The second group focused on administratively onboarding existing commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) UAS to make them available to the DoD without an ETP request.

Now, the project focuses on responding to the emerging needs of the warfighter to add, maintain, and modify the list as needed to meet the needs of the DoD.
 

Q: Does not being a “Blue UAS” preclude the Government from purchasing any other UAS that are certified compliant by the purchasing Government organization?

No. Any DoD organization can purchase certified compliant UAS by completing their own internal administrative requirements. Blue UAS provides basic verification of DoD administrative requirements, but does not restrict USG organizations from purchasing non-Blue, certified compliant UAS that fit their mission needs. Any DoD or USG organization could complete the same administrative steps that satisfy their internal requirements.

In summary, DIU is an element of the Department of Defense, hence our primary concern is providing warfighters access to commercial technology available today to their civilian counterparts. Our requirements are the laws, regulations, and policies that govern the DoD. Any UAS we prototype or evaluate may be acceptable for other USG agencies, but our focus is still on the DoD. Blue UAS is just one of many ways for a UAS vendor to interact with the DoD.

The laws and regulations that we use for Blue UAS only apply to the DoD; no one else in the government (federal, state, or local) is held to these laws. No one. If someone says "you must be Blue" to sell, they are incorrect, or they have chosen that path of their own choice, independent of any other organizations.

Blue UAS clearance applies only to the specific models and configurations listed on our website. It does not apply to a family of models or a manufacturer. Platforms are also approved only for the specific configuration(s) tested, so adding any components that were not tested would require the creation of a new ATO or pursuit of an ETP.

We are unable to provide determinations on hardware or software compliance with the NDAA and all other legal requirements, unless we are examining the components as part of a Blue UAS approval.

BLUE UAS FRAMEWORK

Interoperable, NDAA compliant UAS components and software that provide options for Government and industry partners. The Framework provides advanced capabilities to UAS developers and reduces risk for government customers. It includes critical components, sub-components, modules, and software for use in DoD applications.

All listed components have been cybersecurity tested and are approved for use in conjunction with Blue UAS platforms when properly configured.