Sierra Nevada Corporation has been awarded a definitive cost-plus-fixed-fee contract by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop an advanced minesweeping payload technology for the Mine Countermeasure Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MCM-USV) program. With a value of $1.5 million, the contract will see Sierra Nevada conduct the development, fabrication, integration and demonstration of the Magnetic and Acoustic Generation Next Unmanned Superconducting Sweep (MAGNUSS) payload. The MAGNUSS...
The University of South Carolina was awarded a $7.14 million cost-no-fee definitive contract by the Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research to advance computer perception systems combining electro-optical, infrared, and radar capabilities for unmanned surface vessels operating in littoral waters. This contract was awarded under the ONR FY22 Long Range Broad Agency Announcement in response to the Large Area Clearance Experiment solicitation seeking to improve the effectiveness and...
Sri International has been awarded a definitive cost plus fixed fee contract valued at $3.7 million by the Office of Naval Research to support the MAGNUSS program. The contract calls for Sri International to develop an advanced minesweeping payload composed of a high-temperature superconducting magnetic source and acoustic generator. This payload will be integrated and demonstrated on the Mine Countermeasure Unmanned Surface Vehicle as part of the Navy's Future Naval Capabilities effort to...
Hadal Inc. has been awarded a definitive cost-plus-fixed-fee contract valued at $23.6 million by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop an advanced minesweeping payload technology for transition to the Naval Sea Systems Command's (NAVSEA) Mine Countermeasure Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MCM-USV) program. The contract, which runs from August 2022 through July 2026, will focus on using spiral winding technology to lower the cost of high-quality carbon fiber composite unmanned underwater...
The University of South Carolina was awarded a $9.96 million definitive cost-no-fee contract by the Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research for the research topic "Digital Twins for Resilient Power and Energy Systems." This award was made under the ONR FY22 Long Range Broad Agency Announcement and responds directly to the Large Area Clearance Experiment solicitation seeking proposals to advance capabilities in explosive ordnance disposal and clearance operations from...
Oceancomm Incorporated, doing business as Oceancomm, has been awarded a $2.71 million cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract by the Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research to develop an advanced minesweeping payload called MAGNUSS. The contract aligns with ONR's Magnetic and Acoustic Generation Next Unmanned Superconducting Sweep solicitation to develop a high-temperature superconducting magnetic source and advanced acoustic generator payload for transition to NAVSEA's Mine...
The Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research awarded General Electric Company a $388,933 cost-no-fee contract to conduct a Modular Generator Electrical System Study in support of the Magnetic and Acoustic Generation Next Unmanned Superconducting Sweep program. GE Research will develop an advanced minesweeping payload consisting of a high-temperature superconducting magnetic source and acoustic generator for transition to the Naval Sea Systems Command Mine Countermeasure Unmanned...
The Department of the Navy, Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research awarded Weather Gage Technologies LLC a $453,290 cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract to research methods for testing, evaluating, verifying and validating autonomous systems in support of the Magnetic and Acoustic Generation Next Unmanned Superconducting Sweep (MAGNUSS) program. Under the contract, Weather Gage Technologies will develop, fabricate, integrate and demonstrate an advanced minesweeping payload composed of...
The Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research awarded Raytheon Company a $333,393 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to develop an advanced minesweeping payload technology for the Magnetic and Acoustic Generation Next Unmanned Superconducting Sweep program. Under the contract, Raytheon will fabricate, integrate and demonstrate a high-temperature superconducting magnetic source and advanced acoustic generator payload on the Mine Countermeasure Unmanned Surface Vehicle for the Naval Sea Systems...
This is a $7,040,000.00 definitive contract awarded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to the University of South Carolina (USC) for an "Autonomous Maritime Perception" project. The contract has no set-aside designation. The contract date is April 19, 2024, with a completion date of April 18, 2027. USC, a public research university, will provide engineering research, testing services, and technical support to ONR, which falls under the U.S. Department of the Navy and focuses on...