Jul. 31 at 12:38 AM
$OPTT Think about what ocean-floor mapping requires:
* Long endurance
* Reliable communications
* Autonomous navigation
* Sensor integration
* Remote operations
* Data transfer
* Sometimes persistent offshore support
Those are all adjacent to the capabilities OPTT has been building around WAM-V, PowerBuoy, and, potentially, Columbia’s subsea technologies.
I would not assume Columbia technology is part of this contract… there’s no evidence of that, but strategically the acquisition broadens the kinds of future maritime missions
$OPTT can address.
One thing that also stands out to me is the peer group. Seeing
$OPTT listed alongside Saildrone & Blue Water Autonomy suggests the Navy considers it a credible participant in long-endurance autonomous maritime operations. That’s a stronger signal than simply winning a small standalone contract.i mean
$LMT $LHX $RTX $TDY are all in these spaces growing infrastructure to intergrqte also.
