Autonodyne LLC

Autonodyne LLC Massachusetts Division, a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Boston, develops autonomous software and systems integration for unmanned platforms across the Department of Defense as a prime contractor (93% of recent awards) competing predominantly in full-and-open procurements without set-aside restrictions. The parent entity, Autonodyne LLC, holds veteran-owned and manufacturer-of-goods designations alongside its small disadvantaged business certification. The Massachusetts Division is a subsidiary operating within this larger structure and delivering defense R&D focused on artificial intelligence, human-machine interface software, collaborative tactical autonomy, and counter-unmanned systems capabilities.

Autonodyne's customer concentration is heavily skewed toward Air Force Research Laboratory and Air Force platforms. The top five funding agencies account for 76% of award count and 100% of combined potential value, dominated by the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Eglin Air Force Base (2 awards, $46 billion combined potential value anchored by the $46 billion Eglin Wide Agile Acquisition Contract EWAAC) and the Department of the Air Force (6 awards, $1.37 billion). Naval Sea Systems Command holds a $982.1 million multiple-award IDIQ for Unmanned Surface Vehicle Family of Systems. Air Force Research Laboratory rounds out the active set with 9 awards valued at $34.4 million combined. The concentration signal is acute: the largest two vehicles account for approximately $47 billion of the $48.39 billion combined potential value across all awards, with the remaining $1.39 billion spread across smaller SBIR phases and research efforts.

Autonodyne holds five prime IDIQs reflecting its role in defense innovation. The Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) contract, awarded by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, carries a $151 billion ceiling and runs through December 2035, with an initial $500 delivery order in place. The $982.1 million Naval Sea Systems Command Unmanned Surface Vehicle Family of Systems IDIQ (April 2029 completion) covers autonomy, vehicle control, payloads, and sustainment across a multiple-award vehicle. The $950 million Advanced Battle Management System IDIQ with the Air Force (May 28, 2025 completion) funds autonomous system integration and human-machine interface development. The $46 billion EWAAC with Air Force Materiel Command at Eglin (September 2031 completion) encompasses research, development, production, and sustainment across multiple labor categories. A $25 million single-award Human Machine Interface SBIR Phase III IDV with Air Force Research Laboratory (July 2028 completion) complements the larger vehicles.

Recent representative work includes a $17.5 million firm fixed-price delivery order from the Air Force for software vehicle control integration and development (SBIR Phase III, May 2025 completion), a $1.5 million Office of the Secretary of Defense SBIR Phase II contract for adaptive weapons-to-targets optimization for counter-UAS applications (August 2026 completion), a $1.5 million Naval Air Warfare Center research and development award (March 2026 completion), and a $2.69 million Air Force Research Laboratory delivery order for human-machine interface software development (July 2023). Activity has been intermittent — five awards in 2021, two in 2022, five in 2023, six in 2024, and six in 2025 — with two awards (combined $19 million potential value) reaching ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete exposure.

Autonodyne subcontracts minimally across the visible footprint; two recent sub-awards appear under J.F. Taylor Inc. and Atlantic Diving Supply Inc. for engineering support and UAV-related work. The primary value and control flow runs through Autonodyne's prime positions on defense R&D and production IDIQs, particularly EWAAC and SHIELD, where the company is positioned as a key innovator in autonomous systems integration and AI-enabled warfighting capabilities supporting Air Force and Navy modernization objectives.