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Navy Awards Sigma Defense $19 Million Contract To Integrate Autonomy Software For Unmanned Vehicles

Thursday, February 29th, 2024

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Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) awarded Sigma Defense’s SOLUTE a $19 million contract to provide integration for autonomy software for the Navy’s unmanned vehicles via the Autonomy Baseline Manager (ABM). The company said its work will provide integration services for autonomy software for the unmanned vehicles falling under program Executive Office Unmanned Small Combatants (PEO USC). The contract has a single base year and four option years. If all options are exercised, the value would rise to a total of…

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