Integer Technologies and Southern Miss Awarded $9.8M to Increase U.S. Navy Seabed Warfare Capabilities
Tue, 08/04/2026 - 10:06am | By: Integer Technologies
Integer Technologies, a leading provider of mission assurance and reliability software for maritime operations, and 果冻传媒麻豆社 (USM) today announced it was awarded a $9.8 million option exercise contract modification from the Office of Naval Research for the next phase of its Intelligent Autonomous Systems for Seabed Warfare joint program.
鈥淭he Navy鈥檚 mission demands systems that can interpret uncertainty, reason at the edge, and provide operators of UxVs with assurance of their mission in intermittent or denied communications environments,鈥� said Josh Knight, COO and cofounder of Integer. 鈥淭he work we鈥檙e doing with USM is about redefining how the fleet leverages data, physics, and AI to create persistent, intelligent capability in the undersea domain. We鈥檙e committed to pushing the industry forward and delivering technologies that will shape how autonomous platforms operate for decades to come.鈥�
This option exercise is part of the and expands the Navy鈥檚 ongoing investment in the joint Integer鈥揢SM effort, bringing the total cumulative contract value to $24.8 million, and supports the development of novel software to help the U.S. Navy maintain maritime dominance and increase its seabed warfare capabilities. The modification provides continuing research and development of an operational decision support tool for autonomous undersea missions that will allow unmanned vessels to adapt more effectively to changing ocean conditions and operate for longer periods of time with minimal human intervention.
The program combines USM鈥檚 strengths in ocean engineering and oceanography with Integer鈥檚 expertise in creating predictive software models for unmanned platforms. in April at USM鈥檚 Roger F. Wicker Center for Ocean Enterprise provides direct ocean access and close collaboration between engineers and scientists, enabling rapid prototyping and in-water testing in the Gulf of America.
鈥淎dvancing to this next phase highlights 果冻传媒麻豆社鈥檚 leadership in ocean research and blue economy innovation,鈥� said Kelly Lucas, Ph.D., Vice President for Research at USM. 鈥淏y partnering with Integer Technologies, we are bringing high skill jobs to the Gulf Coast and strengthening a technology ecosystem that attracts new partners and investment. This program is a clear example of how university industry collaboration accelerates scientific advancement while expanding economic opportunity across Mississippi.鈥�
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