This is a $231,171 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to Windborne Systems Inc., a small business that designs, builds, and operates a constellation of long-duration, controllable weather balloons. The contract is for the company's "In-Theatre Probabilistic Forecasting with Deep Learning-Powered Edge Computing" project, which leverages Windborne's balloon-based aerial sensing platform to collect atmospheric data for improved weather forecasting. This SBIR Phase I award represents the latest in a series of contracts and agreements Windborne has received from the Department of the Air Force, the Department of the Navy, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for its innovative, cost-effective weather sensing capabilities. The contract has a Firm Fixed Price pricing type and a completion date of July 15, 2025.
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