United States, May 21 -- Innovative Defense Technologies LLC (Arlington, Virginia) is awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee completion type contract for a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase III effort entitled 'Paladin.' This contract provides for conducting advanced Automated Test and Re-Test (ATRT) SBIR enterprise capabilities and advanced ATRT technology development to assist in the execution of the Navy's ATRT Commercialization Plan into Programs of Record.This includes applying ATRT technologies to conduct advanced test and evaluation of artificial intelligence (AI) applications from traditional and nontraditional companies prior to adoption into Navy programs. It further includes modifying and advancing ATRT technologies and prod...