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 by Christen Mccurdy Washington DC (UPI) Feb 21, 2020
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded Lockheed Martin with a $12.3 million contract for phase one of the the Manta Ray program. The contract funds research, development and demonstration of an extra-large underwater drone. According to DARPA, the purpose of the Manta Ray program is to create a new class of long duration, long range, payload-capable undersea drones -- underwater vessels that could operate without the need for logistic support or maintenance from human staff. More than half -- 52 percent -- of work on the contract will take place in West Palm Beach, Fla., with other work taking place in Cherry Hill, N.J., and a variety of locations in the U.S. This contract has an estimated completion date of January 2021. Research and development funds in the amount of $1.15 million are obligated at the time of the award. This contract was awarded through a competitive bidding process after bids were solicited in June 2019.
SAIC receives $13.9 million care contract for Navy Marine Mammal Program Washington DC (UPI) Jan 28, 2020 Science Applications International Corp. has received a one-year, $13.9 million contract to provide animal care, training and maintenance of marine mammals in the Navy Marine Mammal Program, the Pentagon announced. The Navy Marine Mammal Program, which began in 1959 and has been headquarted at Point Loma in San Diego since the 1960s, trains bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions to detect, locate and recover objects in water - particularly mines and other potentially dangerous objects th ... read more
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