
The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) and Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] recently agreed to a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) for an autonomous threat tracking system based on unmanned surface vehicles (USVs). A CRADA is a technology transfer tool that occurs between one or more federal laboratories and non-federal parties where the lab commits resources but not funds to the non-federal entity. This includes committing personnel, facilities, equipment, and intellectual property. The agreement was made…