FY24 Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Office-Wide Broad Agency Announcement
Funding Agency:
- Department of Defense
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) is interested in receiving
white papers for research and development projects, which offer potential for advancement
and improvement of NAWCAD operations.
All interested parties should note that this announcement is to declare NAWCAD’s broad
role in competitive funding of meritorious research across a spectrum of science and
engineering disciplines.
NAWCAD has identified the research needed to address the challenges, problems, and
future technology needs of the Warfighter. Research Opportunity Areas of Interest:
Aeromechanics. Areas of research include but are not limited to the following:
aerodynamic and flight controls (manned and unmanned), aeromechanics modeling
and analysis tools, flight performance, rotorcraft aerodynamics and performance,
ship/aircraft aerodynamic interactions, and unmanned aviation and integration
including pilot augmentation and automation and UAV autonomous landing flight
mechanics.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML) (Priority). Areas of
research include but are not limited to the following: Autonomous system
development, testing, evaluation, verification and validation tools, airworthiness and
risk quantification/acceptance, collaborative autonomy, complex reasoning, multiagent
based operation and decision making, airspace integration including sense and
avoid algorithms, deep reinforcement learning, neural networks, and demand
forecasting.
Avionics, Sensors & Electronic Warfare: Areas of research include but are not
limited to the following: passive/active sensor systems (RF, EO/IR, and acoustic),
advanced/alternative precision navigation and timing (PNT), advanced
computational/open system architectures, advanced signal and image processing,
flight information and control systems, and advanced concepts in electronic warfare
systems.
Cyber (Priority). Areas of research may include but are not limited to the following:
cyber effects modeling, reverse engineering, behavioral analysis, intrusion, adaptive
cybersecurity, simulation and interface research, concolic testing and systems
configuration management.
Multiple awards are anticipated.
White Papers may be submitted at any time during this open period.
This announcement will remain open through June 20, 2025, 5:00 PM Eastern Time; White Papers may be submitted at any time during this open period.
NAWCAD BAA Industry Coordinator: NAWCAD-Industry-BAA@us.navy.mil