The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced it has awarded a $21,600,909 contract for uncrewed marine systems to be deployed in support of ocean mapping and charting projects.
The contract was awarded to Chance Maritime Technologies LLC, Lafayette, La., and covers the purchase of up to eight total systems over a five-year period.
The systems will be used aboard Surveyor and Navigator, two vessels under construction for the agency (NOAA held keel-laying ceremonies for the ships in 2025). They are intended to complement traditional seafloor mapping methods and will also support fisheries acoustic surveys and other data collection efforts…