UTICA, N.Y. — Black River Systems Company Inc. has been awarded a more than $76 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force. The modification is for a previously awarded pact for operational counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) open-systems architecture, according to an April 25 contract announcement from the U.S. Department of Defense. The objective […]
UTICA, N.Y. — Black River Systems Company Inc. has been awarded a more than $76 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force.
The modification is for a previously awarded pact for operational counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) open-systems architecture, according to an April 25 contract announcement from the U.S. Department of Defense.
The objective of this effort is to rapidly enhance and commercialize the technology and approach developed under the previous Small Business Innovation Research Phase II contract in order to support rapid research, development, prototyping, demonstration, evaluation, and transition of C-sUAS capabilities.
Work will be performed in Utica, and is expected to be completed by May 1, 2023, per the contract announcement. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation funds; fiscal 2021 procurement funds; and fiscal 2022 operations and maintenance funds are being obligated at the time of award. The total cumulative face value of the contract is nearly $264.4 million. The Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome is the contracting authority.
Black River Systems designs, develops, deploys, and analyzes radar, infrared, acoustic, and electronic-warfare sensing systems for the Department of Defense and prime contractors. The company, headquartered at 162 Genesee St in Utica, also has offices in Ohio, Minnesota, and California.
