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Proud Manufacturers of Blue UAS Framework Components

What the Blue UAS Framework Program?

You have likely heard of the Blue sUAS program designed to deliver small, highly capable, trusted, maneuverable VTOL sUAS to the U.S. government, but did you know there is a similar effort to bring those capabilities at the component level?

The Blue UAS Framework program addresses NDAA '20 Section 848 compliance by partnering with industry to deliver sUAS components that will help the Department of Defense (DoD) achieve:

Greater levels of fielded autonomy to DoD sUAS programs
A competitive, healthy, sustainable, trusted sUAS components industry
Increased commonality of enabling sUAS components to reduce development time and costs
Stay 1-2 years ahead of DoD need by testing forward-looking technologies on trusted platforms with relevant programs and end users in the loop

In 2022, ModalAI unveiled the next generation VOXL^® 2 as part of the Blue UAS Framework 2.0 program. VOXL 2 advances the first generation VOXL with a powerful QRB5165 processor that achieves 15+ TOPS, and is 5G compatible.

Blue UAS Framework Components

How does ModalAI® contribute to the Blue UAS Framework?

We are proud to work alongside the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to develop assembled in the USA, autonomous flight controllers like the VOXL

Flight and Flight Core

for their various projects. In 2020, we received a $3 million award from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to advance Blue sUAS autopilots assembled in the USA.

ModalAI Ecosystem

ModalAI develops high performing, low SWAP-C components such as our Flight Core flight controller, VOXL companion computer, and open VOXL software stack. Our VOXL Flight, a combination of the Flight Core and VOXL in one PCB, was developed in collaboration with the DIU.

First Generation Blue UAS Framework Autopilots

ModalAI Blue UAS Framework Components

VOXLⓇ 2 - Blue UAS Framework 2.0 Autopilot	Sentinel - VOXLⓇ 2 Development Drone

From $1199.99	From $3599

VOXL m500 - Development Drone for PX4 GPS-Denied Navigation and Obstacle Avoidance	VOXLⓇ - PX4 Autonomy and Obstacle Avoidance

$1999	$499

VOXL FlightⓇ - PX4 Autonomy Computer and Flight Controller in one	VOXL Flight Deck - Mount and Fly Autonomously, Assembled Obstacle Avoidance Kit

$599	$949

VOXL Cellular LTE and USB hub add-on	Microhard pDDL Carrier USB Dongle

$199	$199

Flight CoreⓇ - PX4 Drone Flight Controller	VOXL ESC v2 4-in-1 Digital I/O UART Communications

$199	$199