Leveraging Enterprise Technologies for Holistic AI, Logistics, Integration, Transformation, and Yield is a premier technology consortium focused specifically in supporting naval surface technology innovation to provide research, development, test and evaluation, analysis, integration and certification of complex naval warfare systems across a broad range of systems-related areas and disciplines.

LETHALITY offers Federally-funded research and business opportunities for large and small companies and academia, especially small and emerging companies that have not traditionally worked with the government in the past. Upcoming solicitations will encompass a wide range of programs and technology areas, including these listed below.

Research, development, demonstration, test, and evaluation of tools, techniques, procedures and processes that expand the state of the art in network architecture, engineering, infrastructure. This includes advanced design and implementation of secure, resilient, and scalable network solutions supporting critical naval operations across diverse environments. Key focus areas include software-defined networking, network function virtualization, advanced routing and switching protocols, zero-trust architectures, and the integration of next-generation wireless and satellite communication systems. This area also encompasses the development of robust and adaptable infrastructure solutions, including enterprise data centers, cloud computing environments, and tactical edge networks. Research and prototyping efforts may include optimizing network performance, enhancing cybersecurity posture through advanced threat detection and mitigation, and ensuring seamless interoperability across various platforms and domains. Emphasis is placed on automation, predictive analytics for network management, and the development of tools for rapid deployment and configuration of secure network infrastructure to meet evolving mission requirements.

Research, development, demonstration, test, and evaluation of tools, techniques, procedures, and processes that expand the state of the art in cyber warfare, cyber engineering practices, and system security engineering practices throughout the system lifecycle. This includes advanced offensive and defensive applications, technologies (anti-tamper, supply chain risk management, hardware and software, microcode to application layer), and tools supporting vulnerability assessment and adversarial assessment (such as red team) cyber initiatives in all aspects.

Boundary extension of ‘big data’ analysis tools used for data classification, clustering, dimensionality reduction, predictive analysis, visualization, and forensic analysis of streaming data. Research may include artificial intelligence/autonomy/deep learning for statistical pattern recognition, vehicle control, semantic reasoning, and cyber defense. Research may include threat assessment and enhancement of RF monitoring, and recording/analysis. Consider advanced Viz concepts for augmented reality, and personnel training/readiness.

Research, development, demonstration, and exploitation of tools, techniques, and procedures that expand the state of the art in software engineering practices, advanced computing and computation, and heterogeneous/homogenous computing environments throughout the system lifecycle. This includes hardware and software architecture and design, formal verification tools and techniques, algorithmic development and design, clustering/high availability computing stacks, compiler technologies, software assurance tools, automatic code generation, networking tools and the necessary hardware and software to improve the state of the art in the field of computation and advanced computing.

Research, development, demonstration, and analysis of alternatives associated with virtualization technologies, including hardware abstraction techniques (hypervisors) and operating environment abstraction techniques (containers). Virtualization solutions to include dynamic resource allocation, cyber resilience, real-time performance assessment, heterogeneous hypervisor deployment, and incorporation of service-oriented concepts. Prototype efforts to include execution of hardware and software solutions that meet a wide range of Navy needs for both laboratory variations, portable, and shipboard environments.