(MilitaryAerospace) Artificial intelligence (AI), cyber warfare, quantum computing, hypersonics, electronic warfare (EW), avionics, and secure communications are only a few of the topics in a new U.S. naval aviation research initiative.
Officials of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., released an officewide research solicitation on Thursday (N00421-21-S-0001) for research topics that also include avionics, sensors and electronic warfare; aeromechanics; power and propulsion systems; systems engineering; data science and visualization; and warfa
The FY21 Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Office-Wide Broad Agency Announcement will be open for one year, and involves whitepaper submissions and invitations for a select number of companies to submit formal proposals who previously offered promising white papers.
The FY21 Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Office-Wide Broad Agency Announcement will be open for one year, and involves whitepaper submissions and invitations for a select number of companies to submit formal proposals who previously offered promising white papers.
There are 17 topics in the solicitation. Quantum is defined thus:
— quantum, which involves secure communication and sensing capabilities, nitrogen vacancy diamond sensing, quantum encryption, and quantum computing.
Companies interested should email three-page white papers no later than 2 June 2022 to the Navy at NAWCAD_OFFICEWID.fct@navy.mil, with N00421-21-S-0001 in the subject line.
Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Has Released a Research Solicitation that Includes Quantum
