Airborne Electronic Warfare and Radio Frequency Sensing Capability

Overview The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is seeking a prototype airborne electronic warfare (EW) payload for use on a small unmanned aerial system (UAS). Purpose The project is intended as a research and development capability and will provide a practical platform for experimentation, testing, evaluation, and future capability development. Scope The scope includes: Provision of a prototype airborne EW payload for use on a small UAS Radio frequency (RF) signal detection capability Direction finding capability Emitter geolocation capability A secure communications link incorporating low probability of intercept/low probability of detection (LPI/LPD) characteristics Provision of associated software Provision of technical documentation Testing of the payload and associated systems Integration support Knowledge transfer to NZDF Defence Science & Technology (DST) Instructions to Tenderers Documentation for this opportunity is available via NZDF's SmartProcure website: https://nzdf.bravosolution.com All respondents must submit any questions and their tender responses through NZDF's SmartProcure website. Registration to SmartProcure is free, using the "Register Now" option on the site. If assistance is required with registration or using the portal, email dcs.vm@nzdf.mil.nz