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Navy/ONR robotic ammunition handling for MK 45 Mod 4 gun magazines on DDG 51 (SBIR)
Navy and ONR efforts to develop zero-retrofit robotic ammunition handling for 5-inch gun magazines on DDG 51 destroyers, including SBIR topic DON27BZ02-NV024 under the DoW SBIR 2027 BAA, shipboard automation and crew workload reduction, funding, requirements, transition to programs of record, and congressional oversight of surface fleet gun system and magazine modernization.
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Updated 6d agoNavy/ONR has an open SBIR topic seeking a zero-retrofit robotic ammunition handling prototype for the MK 45 Mod 4 5-inch gun magazine on DDG 51 ships. Q&A opens December 2, 2026, and proposals are due January 6, 2027. No other activity is in the items provided.
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Contracts
1 contractNavy ONR SBIR solicitation (DoD SBIR/STTR topic) for robotic ammo handling on MK 45 Mod 4 magazines; Q&A opens Dec 2, 2026, responses due Jan 6, 2027.
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share of articles- Procurement & funding1 · 100%ONR SBIR topic seeks a zero-retrofit robotic ammunition handling prototype for the DDG 51 MK 45 Mod 4 5-inch gun magazine; Q&A opens Dec 2, 2026, with proposals due Jan 6, 2027.Navy · Office of Naval Research (ONR)
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Times ETSBIRONR11d agoNavy ONR seeks SBIR proposals for a zero-retrofit robotic ammunition handling prototype for the MK 45 Mod 4 5-inch gun magazine on DDG 51 ships, with Q&A opening December 2, 2026 and responses due January 6, 2027.Closes in 52 daysDoW SBIR 2027 BAARoboticsDefenseLifecycle11 linked
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1SBIRONR11d agoNavy ONR seeks SBIR proposals for a zero-retrofit robotic ammunition handling prototype for the MK 45 Mod 4 5-inch gun magazine on DDG 51 ships, with Q&A opening December 2, 2026 and responses due January 6, 2027.Closes in 52 daysDoW SBIR 2027 BAARoboticsDefenseLifecycle11 linked