Rhoman Aerospace receives $1.8M USAF STTR for maritime GPS-denied autonomy
Rhoman Aerospace received a $1,799,600 U.S. Air Force STTR Phase II award for maritime GPS-denied UAV navigation and targeting.
Evidence notes
- 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.
Company context
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.