The Navy’s Submersible is a new small submersible operated by a crew of 2 and capable of transporting 8 additional passengers. It is able to operate in both fresh and salt water, however, the sub has reduced payload capability in the less dense fresh water. Design and fabrication of a prototype system that will be fitted to the sub, tested and demonstrated to manage buoyancy is desired.
2023 USASOC 11 Compact Area Mapping/VTOL Drone
Develop a VTOL drone that can be launched and controlled by small patrols and can create near real time, geo rectified and geo referenced maps of tactical areas within the range of the drone. Highly accurate position information of imagery is desired.