The Department of Defense, acting through PEO Simulation, Training and Instrumentation, issued an Other Transaction order to Advanced Technology International for $15.2 million to conduct Direct Energy Test prototype projects advancing high-power microwave directed energy systems testing, with an ultimate completion date of May 5, 2026. This modification re-obligates funds for milestones 1C, 1D, and 2A, and fully funds milestones 2B, 2C, 3A, and 3B; all other terms and conditions remain...
Air Force Materiel Command awarded a $40.394 million definitive contract to General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. for bio-effects research of direct energy exposure on August 26, 2025, under cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing. The originating solicitation, posted as a Broad Agency Announcement by the Air Force Research Laboratory's Human Effectiveness Directorate under the CHEERS program, seeks research on electromagnetic spectrum effects on biological systems, including computational dosimetry...
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $50.97 million definitive contract to General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. for bioeffects research of directed energy effects on August 30, 2019, with final completion on August 31, 2026. The contract is structured as cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing with no set-aside designation. Place of performance is Falls Church, Virginia. The originating solicitation, posted on February 12, 2019, covers bioeffects research of directed energy and direct energy...
The Office of Naval Research awarded a $4 million Delivery Order contract to The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC (APL) on July 18, 2024, for Counter-Direct Energy Weapons (CDEW) research and development services. Performing work in Laurel, Maryland, APL will deliver advanced technical solutions in this critical defense domain through a Cost Plus Fixed Fee pricing structure, with completion targeted for July 17, 2027. The contract was awarded without a set-aside...
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded an Other Transaction Agreement to Raytheon Company for Directed Energy - Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (DE C-UAS) prototype experimentation on July 30, 2019, with a ceiling value of $39.44 million under 10 U.S.C. § 4022 authority outside the Federal Acquisition Regulation. The effort focused on prototype development and experimentation for directed energy counter-UAS capabilities. Performance was completed by October 31, 2020, with work conducted in...
The Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded a purchase order to Expedition Technology, Inc. for $377,490 on March 6, 2026, to support Project MOJO experimental test analysis for directed energy weapons, with completion due June 6, 2026. Performance takes place in Fairfax, Virginia. The order carries firm fixed price terms and is unrestricted by set-aside category. Expedition Technology is a small business specializing in signal, image, and multi-intelligence solutions for defense and...
Air Force Materiel Command awarded a $79.288 million definitive contract to Science Applications International Corporation for optical radiation bioeffects and safety research on May 1, 2019, under cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing with no set-aside. The originating solicitation, posted as a closed broad agency announcement, addresses understanding, mitigating, and exploiting effects of optical radiation devices—lasers and broadband sources—and their countermeasures on personnel. Work encompasses...
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $10.3 million definitive contract to Leidos, Inc. on September 29, 2020, for pulsed and continuous wave innovation research supporting laser vulnerability assessments under the LVR-A/A program. The contract carries cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing with an ultimate completion date of May 1, 2028. Place of performance is Reston, VA. The originating Broad Agency Announcement, posted March 23, 2018, sought research proposals in high-energy laser development,...
The Office of Naval Research awarded a $21.97M cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract to Coherent Aerospace & Defense, Inc. on December 28, 2023, with completion targeted for November 14, 2025. The contract supports the development of a 400-kilowatt subsystem design capable of integration into surface combatant vessels to enhance fleet defense capabilities against anti-ship cruise missiles. The work will be performed in Murrieta, California. This effort aligns with the Navy's...
The Department of the Army Medical Command awarded a $438,274 firm fixed price purchase order to 4D Enterprises LLC for directed energy consultation services. The award is in response to a special notice soliciting proposals to provide subject matter expertise and consultation to support the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense's directed energy program. Services under the contract include theoretical analysis, interpretation of bioeffects data, and guidance on assay...