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Rhoman Aerospace receives $1.8M USAF STTR for maritime GPS-denied autonomy

Aug 28, 2024 · Award · Rhoman Aerospace · Avionics

Rhoman Aerospace received a $1,799,600 U.S. Air Force STTR Phase II award for maritime GPS-denied UAV navigation and targeting.

  • The $1,799,600 STTR Phase II award began on August 28, 2024 under contract FA8649-24-P-1112.
  • Rhoman and the Naval Postgraduate School are adapting vision-based alternative navigation for maritime, coastal and open-water environments.
  • The program plans flight demonstrations on Firestorm Labs and Insitu UAV platforms and delivery of a modular hardware prototype.

Rhoman Aerospace develops vision navigation, adaptive flight control and synthetic-GPS software for UAVs without reliable satellite positioning. Its software integrates through PX4 or ArduPilot, existing cameras and MAVLink payloads for contested-airspace and precision-payload missions.

Segment
Avionics
Event type
Award
Added to Korthos
Jul 17, 2026
Geography
Marina del Rey, CA · United States