This federal contract was awarded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp (GTARC), a non-profit research organization and subsidiary of the Georgia Tech Research Corporation. The contract, valued at $35,237,673.59, will investigate the extension of swarming autonomy from expendable, autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to enable heterogeneity across sensor modalities, and super swarm system.
The contract was awarded under a broad announcement for Long-Range Science & Technology (S&T) Projects which offer potential for advancement and improvement of Navy and Marine Corps operations. As a prime contractor, GTARC will leverage its expertise in areas such as autonomous systems, sensor development, and modeling and simulation to deliver research and engineering services for this effort. The contract does not carry a set-aside designation.
GTARC frequently serves as both a prime contractor and subcontractor on major defense programs for agencies like the Department of Defense, and has received significant funding from the Office of Naval Research, Air Force Research Laboratory, and other federal sponsors to conduct basic and applied research across a wide range of technical domains.
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