SBIR/STTR Award attributes
Technical Abstract: EARSA is an autonomously operated solution for elevating critical rescue signaling capability 150 feet - above problematic jungle canopy or unstable ocean conditions - to assist personnel recovery efforts. A dual capability includes elevating a communications antennae to the same height for improved line of sight radio operability. Overview: The Phase I effort will focus on establishing specific performance requirements for EARSA and surveying feasible vehicles to deliver the capabilities aloft in support of existing end-user groups (ACC, AFRL, LCMC). Technical Merit: EARSA utilizes established off-the-shelf consumer technologies to addresses the pervasive challenge of signaling rescue assets from deep woods or jungle where tree canopy obscures flares, beacons and radio signals or ocean surfaces that create significant surface clutter for spotters or optical devices. The solution is further de-risked by a massive addressable market for the capability in the global commercial maritime and aviation rescue device industry. Team: Battle Sight/Sinclair team have demonstrated experience in autonomous platforms and a strategic focus on building and commercializing signal and communication products for isolated personnel and combat search and rescue mission sets. Commercialization: Battle Sight will commercialize EARSA as a listed product in the GSA catalog for DoD government purchases and through dedicated distribution relationships for global civil aviation and maritime rescue markets with combined size over $9B.
