COHERENT TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: X224-ODCSO1
COHERENT TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Defense.
Phase II SBIR prototype / development signal
- Phase II is where Department of Defense funds deeper R&D after feasibility. Incumbents with Phase II history are serious competitors on adjacent topics.
- Use this award as past-performance context and to map customer organizations for STRATFI/TACFI-style transition planning.
- Obligated amount $1,248,101 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
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- Amount
- $1,248,101
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Air Force
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- Topic
- X224-ODCSO1
- Solicitation
- X22.4
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- MD
- Period
- 2023-01-10 → 2024-01-17
Description
Coherent Technical Services, Inc (CTSi), in partnership with Kratos developed a preliminary concept for control of a Kratos Valyrie Unmanned Air System (UAS) from the cockpit of a Contractor Owned, Contractor Operated (COCO) F-16 aircraft. This concept was implemented using CTSi’s Advanced Adversary Mission System (AAMS), and demonstrated in CTSI’s Enhanced Systems Integration Lab (E-SIL) simulator. The AAMS is currently installed in a number of COCO F-16’s and A-4’s. Kratos and CTSi seek to further develop a Manned/Unmanned Teaming (M/UM-T) interface between a Kratos UAS (targeted at the XQ-58A Valkyrie collaborating with a manned tactical platform. The primary objective of the Phase II effort is to demonstrate the M/UM-T functionality in a high-fidelity simulated environment, ready to integrate and demonstrate in-flight.