Ocean Power Technologies (NASDAQ:OPTT) (OPT) said it has been selected by Amentum Services to assist in providing the Department of Defense (DoD) Information Analysis Center (IAC) with land, air, space, and port and coastal surveillance services in support of the US Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (DHS-S&T).
The sub-contract is worth $529,025, and will include providing scientific hardware delivery, training, and integration services for DHS-S&T’s Port and Coastal Surveillance (P&CS) projects, the company said.
The P&CS projects seek to identify and integrate sensors and systems and share data suitable for the full spectrum of maritime operations, it added.
OPT said it will provide the required hardware, hardware deployment support, software, software deployment support, integration services, surveillance and telemetry data, and associated training in support of a PB3 PowerBuoy® equipped with its proprietary Maritime Domain Awareness solution.
The PB3 PowerBuoy® equipped with proprietary Maritime Domain Awareness solution.
The Maritime Domain Awareness Solution supports round-the-clock security efforts to detect illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, dark vessels, and human/drug trafficking.
"We at OPT are proud to support DHS’ mission to help secure the nation’s coastlines," said OPT president and CEO Philipp Stratmann.
“Ocean security is national security. We believe OPT’s systems are well suited for long-term maritime domain awareness deployments and have little to no adverse impact on the environment.
"DHS has thousands of miles of coastline to protect and needs to develop detailed, sustainable information sources to execute its mission to protect our country. Along with our partner, Amentum, we look forward to delivering new technology to DHS to help it achieve these goals,” he added.
OPT provides intelligent maritime solutions and services that enable safer, cleaner, and more productive ocean operations for defense and security, oil and gas, science and research, and offshore wind markets. Its PowerBuoy® platforms provide clean and reliable electric power and real-time data communications for remote maritime and subsea applications. The company also provides WAM-V® autonomous surface vessels (ASVs) and marine robotics services through its wholly-owned subsidiary Marine Advanced Robotics.
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