According to the Department of Defense (DoD)—Navmar Applied Sciences Corp.,* Warminster, Pennsylvania, is being awarded an $11,831,173 contract to extend a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research effort in support of the Copperhead Unmanned Air Systems, specifically Tigershark unmanned aerial vehicle.  This effort includes the improvement of sensor and platform capabilities, sustainment and reset of current detachments in theater for the Tigershark UAV.

Work will be performed in Afghanistan (50 percent); Patuxent River, Maryland (25 percent); and Yuma, Arizona (25 percent), and is expected to be completed in June 2015.  Fiscal 2015 operations and maintenance (Army) funds in the amount of $2,766,000 are being obligated on this award, all of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. 

According to the Departement of Defense (DoD) — Northrop Grumman Technical Services, Inc., Sierra Vista, Arizona, was awarded a $24,345,692 contract for Hunter unmanned aircraft system contractor logistics support. Fiscal 2015 operations and maintenance (Army) funds in the amount of $10,000,000 were obligated at the time of the award.

Estimated completion date is Dec. 17, 2015. Work will be performed in Sierra Vista, Arizona 25%, and in Afghanistan 75%.