APPLIED OCEAN SCIENCES, LLC

Fairfax Station, VA · Defense · Acquired by Entanglement, Inc. (2026)

Software system that improves submarine detection and localization by providing real-time ocean sound speed forecasts and acoustic propagation modeling for anti-submarine warfare systems

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · appliedoceansciences.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Fairfax Station, VA
Total capital: $11.7M

Federal grants: $6.2M; 13 awards · 2019–2025; Rank in peer group#57 of 161
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $5.5M; 19 awards · Defense; Rank in Defense#507 of 1442
Granted patents: 0; 1 pending

Capital timeline

Latest events

Nov 2025Federal contractDefense · 873AUTHORITY$146K
Nov 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · 873AUTHORITY$146K
Nov 2025Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$146K
Oct 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Research And Development$146K
Aug 2025Federal contractDefense · Navy Received Level Propagation Modeling Alignment Working Group$67K
Oct 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Research And Development$1M
Oct 2024Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$1M

Show 25 earlier federal awards

Jul 2024Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase I Topic N24A-T020$140K
Jul 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · STTR Phase I Topic N24A-T020$140K
Jul 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Ph I$146K
Jul 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR Ph I$146K
Apr 2024Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Developing the First Flow-Through Sensor for Real Time Microplastics Measurements$998K
Dec 2023Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I - Topic N232-109$246K
Dec 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Acoustic Tomography Using Tactical Sensors$800K
Dec 2022Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$1.1M
Nov 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Surrogate Models to Accelerate High-Fidelity Physics Based Simulation$155K
Jun 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer Profiles via Satellite-based Remote Sensing Data Fusion$146K
Dec 2021Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Developing the First Flow-Through Sensor for Real Time Microplastics Measurements$256K
Oct 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Mobile Electrocardiogram Monitor for Bottlenose Dolphins in the Marine Environment$146K
Oct 2021Federal contractDefense · Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.$231K
Jul 2021Federal contractDefense · SBIR Ph I$146K
Jul 2021Federal contractDefense · Seaport Nxg Minimum Obligation Task Order$500
Jul 2021Federal contractDefense · Information Content Of Ocean Noise And Acoustic Sources Of Opportunity$240K
Apr 2021Federal contractDefense · Living Marine Resources (lmr) Program: Collection Of In Situ Acoustic Data For Validation Of US Navy Propagation Models Of Ship Shock Trial Sound Sources$1M
Sep 2020Federal contractDefense · Phd Ocean Scientist$47K
Sep 2020Federal contractDefense · Topside C3 Engineering Services$150K
Jul 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Local Stochastic Prediction for UUV/USV Environmental Awareness$2M
Jul 2020Federal contractDefense · Kickoff Briefing Materials$140K
May 2020Federal contractDefense · Very Low Frequency And Under Ice Acoustic Propagation$120K
Apr 2020Federal contractDefense · Information Content Of Ocean Noise And Acoustic Sources Of Opportunity$118K
Dec 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Undersea Sensor Network Performance Modeling and Cost Tool$140K
Jun 2019Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf$240K

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Standing among 161 peers

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Defense · Software

Federal grants#57 · top 35%

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What it has protected

USPTO · 0 granted of 1

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Regulatory activity · Defense

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11 Jun 2026Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Sources

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