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Schafer Corp. has landed $9.8 million from the U.S. Navy, according to the U.S. Department of Defense for directed energy and electric weapon systems research and development.
Under the deal, the Chelmsford-based company will design, engineer, analyze and test high-electron laser, free-electron laser, high-power microwave, electromagnetic launch, terahertz sources and detectors, and high-energy sources related to acceleration of particles. These weapon systems could be used to detect and destroy weapons of mass destruction and the vehicles carrying them.
Work on the contract will be performed in Washington and is expected to be completed by July 2014.
Schafer specializes in research and development, evaluation, modeling and analysis of technology applications for industries including biotechnology, energy, defense, space, and wireless. In 2007, the company won an $8.8 million contract with the Navy to provide engineering support for processes including data collection, data analysis and planning for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
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