Simba Chain has secured a $1.5M contract with the Office of Naval Research to further develop a blockchain-driven inventory surveillance technology for the Defense Logistics Agency.
Read More »Navy Taps SPARC for Propulsion Tech Devt Project
SPARC Research has received a 12-month initial contract from the U.S. Navy to support the development of a high-speed propulsion technology with the potential to power an operational weapon system.
Read More »Navatek-University of South Carolina Partner to Create Digital Twin of Navy Ship Systems
A team comprised of Navatek and the University of South Carolina secured a $9.2M contract to build digital-twin prototypes that could help the U.S. Navy the performance of a ship's power and energy systems, C4ISRNET reported Saturday.
Read More »TrellisWare to Build, Test Troposcatter Radio Tech for Navy
The Office of Naval Research has awarded TrellisWare Technologies a contract to develop and test a radio prototype for the U.S. Navy's tropospheric scatter communications.
Read More »Raytheon Technologies to Update Navy Shipboard Radar System
Raytheon Technologies has landed a potential five-year, $47.5M contract to build operating modes and detection algorithms for the radar system of the U.S. Navy's Arleigh Burke-class Flight III destroyer ships.
Read More »Navy Seeks Anti-Submarine Warfare Surveillance System Proposals
The Office of Naval Research seeks proposals for an affordable anti-submarine warfare system that will detect underwater threats at longer ranges.
Read More »CTC to Support USMC Armored Vehicle Dev’t; Ed Sheehan Quoted
Concurrent Technologies Corp. will help Science Applications International Corp. design and produce two armored reconnaissance vehicle hulls under a $1.2M contract.
Read More »Navy Taps ThayerMahan for Autonomous Tech Development
ThayerMahan has received a four-year, $19.4M contract with the Office of Naval Research for the development and enhancement of autonomous, acoustic and electronic search technologies.
Read More »Spatial Integrated Systems to Extend Navy-Backed Swarm Development Program
Spatial Integrated Systems will continue efforts to develop a heterogeneous swarm of unmanned surface vehices in partnership with the Office of Naval Research. The company said Monday it aims to demonstrate small and very small USVs in the eight-unit swarm through the program.
Read More »Navy Wants Torpedo Tubes for Underwater Drone Launch
The U.S. Navy is seeking developers that could build torpedo tubes to launch unmanned underwater vehicles from submarines, C4ISRNET reported Sunday.
Read More »Charles River Analytics Develops Detection Technology for Autonomous Vessels Under ONR Program
The Office of Naval Research has commissioned Charles River Analytics to develop a maritime detection technology for autonomous surface vessels under a $1.6M program. The 18-month Topside Optical Processing for Global Unmanned Navy or TOPGUN effort aims to leverage deep learning algorithms to support target detection distance, ship type identification and collision prevention, the company said Monday.
Read More »SPA to Extend Navy Submarine Security Program Support; Edward Wright Quoted
Systems Planning and Analysis will continue to provide support services for the U.S. Navy‘s submarine security program under a five-year, $20M contract. SPA said Friday it will help the Office of Naval Research plan and manage technology transition efforts, as well as perform technical and operational analysis, modeling and simulation tasks. Edward Wright, …
Read More »UTC Unveils High-Res Infrared Imaging Sensor for Navy
A sensor business under United Technologies Corp.’s aerospace systems unit has introduced a new imaging sensor as part of the U.S. Navy’s Spectral and Reconnaissance Imagery for Tactical Exploitation program. The company said Wednesday that its Sensors Unlimited business has delivered four prototypes of the indium gallium arsenide Near Infrared/Shortwave Infrared sensor …
Read More »Lockheed, Navy Partner to Explore 3D Printing Robotic System
Lockheed Martin will examine the potential applications of machine learning and robotic technology to an additive manufacturing process under a two-year, $5.8M contract with the U.S. Navy‘s Office of Naval Research. The company said Monday its Advanced Technology Center will develop software models and modify sensors for multi-axis robots designed …
Read More »Navy Research Teams, Carnegie Mellon Partner to Encourage More Studies in STEM, AI
The Office of Naval Research, Naval Research Laboratory and Carnegie Mellon University have partnered to boost interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and artificial intelligence studies for the U.S. Navy. NRL said Thursday the three entities will educate CMU students on the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief-related aspects of …
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