Navy wants new ways to demonstrate electronic warfare (EW) and electromagnetic weapons on uncrewed vehicles

CRANE, Ind. – U.S. Navy researchers are asking industry for new ways of helping electronic warfare (EW) and electromagnetic weapons designers integrate and test their technologies aboard uncrewed vehicles.

Officials of the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane, Ind., issued a request for solutions (N0016425SNB52) on Tuesday for the Prototyping Research and Operations for Tactical Electromagnetic Warfare and Advanced Networking (PROTEAN) project.

The PROTEAN project seeks to find ways for defense contractors to bring their EW, electromagnetic warfare, and weapons capabilities for technical evaluation and integration onto uncrewed vehicles.

Today there is no way for EW, electromagnetic weapons, seekers, and weapons systems designers to demonstrate their technologies on uncrewed vehicles, Navy researchers explain.

Lack of standardization

The project also will address technical integration challenges; lack of standardization; insufficient testing and evaluation; inadequate transition paths; operational effectiveness; and limited innovation.

Company officials who would like to respond to this solicitation must be members of the Strategic & Spectrum Missions Advanced Resilient Trusted Systems (S2MARTS) Consortium. Join the S2MARTS Consortium online at https://s2marts.org/membership/.

Companies interested should email responses to this request for solutions no later than 30 April 2025 to the Navy's Judy Blanton at [email protected] and Lance Buechler at [email protected].

For questions or concerns contact Judy Blanton by email at [email protected], or by phone at 812-381-7156 or Lance Buechler by email at [email protected], or by phone at 812-381-2969. More information is online at https://sam.gov/opp/f48668bd96ec415ba28c2c2d71e45c77/view.