LAND SEA AIR AUTONOMY LLC

Westminster, MD · Defense · Private

Ground target drone system with autonomous navigation, high-speed maneuverability, and GPS-denied operational capability for weapons testing and training

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · lsa2.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Westminster, MD
Total capital: $7.9M

Federal grants: $998K; 3 awards · 2016–2019; Rank in peer group#106 of 113
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $6.9M; 12 awards · Defense, Commerce; Rank in Defense#459 of 1442
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Aug 2022Federal contractCommerce · Optionally Crewed Hydrographic Survey Launch Update And Test Support$50K
Jul 2021Federal contractCommerce · Optionally-crewed Hydrographic Survey Launch (ohsl) Update And Test Support$85K
Apr 2019Federal contractDefense · Optionally Controlled Hsl Design And Conversion - Design And Conversion Of 5 Hsls To Manual, Remote And Autonomous Modes$2.8M
Mar 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions$750K
Mar 2019Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II F2-10623$498K
Sep 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Affordable Surveillance Autonomous Platform$99K
Jul 2018Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Scientific And Technology Report$50K

Show 8 earlier federal awards

Sep 2017Federal contractCommerce · Igf::ot::igf Conversion Of Two Existing Noaa Hydrographic Survey Launch Ships$625K
Feb 2017Federal contractDefense · Multi Fuel Generator$125K
Sep 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Micro-Climate Automated Recorder$150K
Aug 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf$100K
Apr 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Seaport Enhanced$3K
Sep 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::cl::igf SBIR Phase I Bridge And SBIR Phase II For Development LIDAR Roadside Hazard Detection, With Inherently Government Functions.$1M
Apr 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf - Darpa SBIR Phase II Hybrid Off-road Motorcycle$1.5M
Jun 2013Federal contractDefense · This Is A SBIR Phase I Effort Titled "roadside Hazard Detector-lidar." This Effort Is For The Development Of Advanced Sensor Processing Algorithms And Methodology For Detecting Objects Of Interest, Through Light Detection And Ranging (LIDAR) Data, That May Be Partially Obscured Beneath Vegetation, Fencing, Or Other Clutter.$79K

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Standing among 113 peers

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Defense · Device

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.

Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Defense

Sector-level, not company-level

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

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.