COHERENT TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: X224-ODCSO1

COHERENT TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Defense.

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.