PacMar Technologies LLC

Honolulu, HI · Defense · Private

Bow Lifting Body (BLB) hydrodynamic hull appendage for unmanned and military surface vessels

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · mdefensegroup.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Honolulu, HI
Total capital: $373M

Federal grants: $26.3M; 27 awards · 2016–2026; Rank in peer group#9 of 164
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $346M; 110 awards · Defense, NASA, Interior; Rank in Defense#29 of 1442
Granted patents: 1; 3 pending · first 2022; Rank in peer group#68 of 164

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jun 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR Phase II$1.0M
Jun 2026Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II$1.0M
Jan 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase II · BASE$3M
Jan 2026Federal contractDefense · BASE$3M
Nov 2025Federal contractDefense · Procurement Of Long Lead Material To Support The Development Of Maintenance Platform Prototype #2$167K
Jun 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Kickoff Briefing$146K
Jun 2025Federal contractDefense · Kickoff Briefing$246K

Show 130 earlier federal awards

Jun 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Kickoff Briefing$146K
Jun 2025Federal contractDefense · Kickoff Briefing$146K
Jun 2025Federal contractDefense · Launch And Refueling Autonomous Small Craft In The Littorals (l Rascl)$4.5M
Apr 2025Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), Phase II, Topic A234-P010, Xtechsbir Pacific Finalist Open Topic Competition. Phase I Contract: W51701-24-C-0100$1.9M
Apr 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), Phase II, Topic A234-P010, Xtechsbir Pacific Finalist Open Topic Competition. Phase I Contract: W51701-24-C-0100$1.9M
Jan 2025Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Topic: A244-P019, Open Topic For Persistent Experimentation.$2M
Nov 2024Federal contractDefense · Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.$246K
Nov 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.$146K
Sep 2024Federal contractDefense · Blimps$168K
Aug 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Kickoff Briefing$146K
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · Kickoff Briefing$146K
Aug 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Kickoff Briefing$146K
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · Kickoff Briefing$246K
Aug 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · BASE$1.2M
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · BASE$2M
Jun 2024Federal contractDefense · Pac-minimum Guarantee$1K
Apr 2024Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research Phase I, Topic A234-P010: Amphibious Platform For Missile Launch.$250K
Apr 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Small Business Innovation Research Phase I, Topic A234-P010: Amphibious Platform For Missile Launch.$250K
Sep 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Advanced Reliable Wide-Range Hydrodynamic Hull Appendage$140K
Jul 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Boat & Combatant Craft Electric Drive Propulsion System$140K
Nov 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Quiet Auxiliary Propulsion Unit for Combatant Craft$137K
May 2022Federal contractDefense · Technologies To Sustain Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (eabo) In Austere And Remote Environments Are Critical Gaps In U.S. Marine Corps Expeditionary Logistics. Autonomous/unmanned Support And Resupply Capabilities Are A Key Focus Area For De$32.6M
Apr 2022Federal contractDefense · Development Of An Amphibious Vehicles For Unmanned Surface Mobility (avusm)$14.3M
Sep 2021Federal contractDefense · Manta Ray Phase 2 - Development Of A New Class Of Long Duration Autonomous Undersea Vehicles Capable Of Transporting And Deploying Large Payloads Over Long Distances Without The Need For Maintenance Or Refueling.$69.6M
Sep 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Testing AI Learning in Open-world Novelty Scenarios (TALONS)$1.7M
Aug 2021Federal contractDefense · Data Model Fusion Application To Naval Platforms And Systems$1.4M
Aug 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Automated Anchor Handling System$140K
Jul 2021Federal contractDefense · Seaport Nxg Minimum Obligation Task Order$500
Jun 2021Federal contractDefense · SBIR P I.$140K
May 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Variable Speed and Energy Efficient Depth Changing Buoys Phase II Option$1.5M
Apr 2021Federal contractDefense · Topic Number N192-101$1.6M
Mar 2021Federal contractDefense · Seabed Environment Developer (seabed)$213K
Aug 2020Federal contractDefense · This Research Will Continue The Development Of Autonomy And Of Digital Twins That Combine Engineering And Computational Models With Real-world Platforms And Machinery Components.$3.3M
Aug 2020Federal contractDefense · Identify Opportunities In Current Operating Fleet And Operational Methods Where Asymmetric Concepts Can Be Evaluated For Further Development.$7.7M
Aug 2020Federal contractDefense · The Development, Implementation, And Initial Testing Of A Unified Digital Twin Modeling Architecture For Marine Systems$3.9M
Jul 2020Federal contractDefense · Electric Propulsion For Military Craft And Advanced Planning Hulls$4.8M
Jul 2020Federal contractDefense · Talent And Technology For Navy Power And Energy Systems$9.2M
Jun 2020Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Reinforcement Learned Adversarial Agent for Active Fault Detection in Space Habitats$750K
Jun 2020Federal contractDefense · This Effort Will Provide A Generic Framework For Applications Of Recently Developing Concepts, Such As Digital Twins And Artificial Intelligence (AI), To Naval Research And Engineering$4.7M
Jun 2020Federal contractDefense · Digital Twin Network Cyber-physical Security And Resiliency$3.8M
May 2020Federal contractDefense · Kick-off Briefing Materials$195K
May 2020Federal contractDefense · Composites For Maritime Structures$4.8M
May 2020Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$1.2M
Apr 2020Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$140K
Mar 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Variable Speed and Energy Efficient Depth Changing Buoys$1.7M
Mar 2020Federal contractInterior · Variable Speed And Energy Efficient Depth Changing Buoys$297K
Feb 2020Federal contractDefense · Design, Construction, And Testing Of Physical Systems For The Future Navy$1.2M
Feb 2020Federal contractDefense · The Manta Ray Program Seeks To Develop A New Class Of Long Duration, Long Range Payload Capable Uuvs.$5.4M
Nov 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Testing AI Learning in Open-world Novelty Scenarios (TALONS)$224K
Nov 2019Federal contractDefense · Research And Development (r&d)$5M
Nov 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · (9) The AI MDP-based Uncertainty Reduction (AIMUR) Certification Tool$143K
Oct 2019Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$240K
Aug 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Sabot System (UUVSS)$1.5M
Aug 2019Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Thin-Ply Inflatable Composites with Drop Stitch Reinforcement$125K
Aug 2019Federal contractNASA · Reinforcement Learned Adversarial Agent For Active Fault Detection In Space Habitats$125K
Aug 2019Federal contractDefense · Drop-stitch Rapid Expandable Mobile Shelter$100K
Jul 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Standoff Command and Control of Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs)$140K
Jun 2019Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::ifg - Rif Research And Development$2.9M
Apr 2019Federal contractDefense · The Contractor Shall Furnish The Necessary Personnel And Facilities To Conduct The Research Effort As Described In Section C And Provide Reports And Data In Accordance With Exhibit A.$8M
Feb 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Drop-Stitch Rapid Expandable Mobile Shelter (REMS) for Mission Command$100K
Nov 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Recoverable and Reusable Air Launch Pallet$100K
Nov 2018Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase II Research And Development$984K
Oct 2018Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research Phase II Contract In Support Of The Office Of Naval Research$6.6M
Oct 2018Federal contractDefense · The Objectives Of This Project Are To Develop New Methods To Improve The Design And Operation Of Power And Energy Systems And To Assist In The Development Of Autonomous Systems For Energy Networks, But Also For More General Autonomous Systems.$5.9M
Sep 2018Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$1.4M
Aug 2018Federal contractDefense · Igf:ot::igf Research And Development$820K
Jul 2018Federal contractDefense · The Objectives Of This Project Are To Continue Successful Science And Technology Efforts With An Application Of Existing Tools To Designs Of Emerging Interest For Ships And System Prototypes.$5.9M
Jul 2018Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf$250K
Jul 2018Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf$250K
Jun 2018Federal contractDefense · Augmented Wingsuit$321K
Jun 2018Federal contractDefense · Research And Development Igf::ot::igf$125K
Jan 2018Federal contractDefense · This Contract Supports The Navy's Requirement For Tools And Methods To Enable Accurate And Efficient Ship Performance Predictions And Support The Design Of The Future Fleet. This Work Will Provide Navy Designers With Information To Make Decisions By Providing A Compact Way To Convey The Consequences Of Their Decisions To Others In The Design Process.$6M
Oct 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase I · ACV Autonomous Sled Technologies$224K
Oct 2017Federal contractDefense · Modular Buoyant Kit (mbk) For Amphibious Operations Igf::cl::igf$7.1M
Sep 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf$225K
Sep 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf$223K
Aug 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf$998K
Jul 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf$5.7M
Apr 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Compliant Motion-decoupled Automated Offboard Refueling And Data Transfer System (oradts) For Usvs$6M
Mar 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::cl::igf Engineering Analysis And Design For Naval Ships$5.5M
Dec 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase I Research And Development$150K
Oct 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Technology for Ship to Shore Connector Concepts with Combined High Speed and Payload Fraction$9.4M
Oct 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Onr SBIR Phase II$9.2M
Nov 2015Federal contractDefense · Status Report Igf::ot::igf$149K
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf$6.3M
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf$5.8M
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · High Sea State Automated Deployment And Retrieval Of Towed Bodies Igf::cl::igf$2.8M
Jul 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf SBIRSOL2015.1$149K
Jun 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::cl::igf$2.9M
May 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::cl::igf$1M
Apr 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::cl::igf Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (baa) For Navy And Marine Corps Science And Technology$4.4M
Sep 2014Federal contractDefense · Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (baa) For Navy And Marine Corps Science And Technology$151K
Jul 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Status Report$80K
Jul 2014Federal contractDefense · Develop Alb For Acv$4.9M
Apr 2014Federal contractDefense · SBIRSOL2014.1$150K
Apr 2014Federal contractDefense · Target Boat. One (1) 32'-35' Fiberglass$217K
Nov 2013Federal contractDefense · Rental Of One Vessel$14K
Sep 2013Federal contractDefense · Development And Demonstration Of A Plasma Flow Control System For Wind Turbines, Phase 3$1.4M
Sep 2013Federal contractDefense · Integration, Expansion And Validation Of Tools For The Navy Standard Design Environment$7.3M
Jun 2013Federal contractDefense · Tools Enhancement And Lcs Study$2M
Jun 2013Federal contractDefense · In Phase II Of The Program Navatek Will Extend The Plasma Flow-control System For Wind Turbines To Include Distributed Actuators With Feedback Control. This Is The Next Step In A Development Program Aimed Ultimately At Using A Feed-forward Control System That Will Enable The Plasma Flow-control System To Mitigate Unsteady Loads Due To Gusts And Other Sources Of Unsteady Thrust And Torque. Development Of The Feedback Control System Will Rely On An End-to-end System Model. Components Of The Sys$851K
Apr 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::cl::igf, Joint Demonstrator Vehicle$360K
Jan 2013Federal contractDefense · The Proposed Effort Consists Of Three Tasks: Creating A Design Methodology; Generating A Visualization Tool Based On An Existing Set Of Data; And Extending The Visualization Tool To Allow For New Data. The Creation Of A Design Methodology Will Be The Basis For Entire Program. Under This Task, The Current Design Optimization Process Will Be Transposed Into A Succinct Methodology That Can Be Visualized And Analyzed. The Methodology Will Take Into Account That The User May Have Existing Data Or $2.1M
Sep 2012Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$98K
Mar 2012Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$2M
Feb 2012Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$716K
Oct 2011Federal contractDefense · Status Report$80K
Oct 2011Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$229K
Oct 2011Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$80K
Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · Inflatable Assault Craft Pre-prototype Design&fabrication$2M
Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · The Objective Of The Proposed Effort Is To Further Develop The Aft Lifting Body (alb) System For 11M Naval Surface Warfare (nsw) Rigid Inflatable Boat (rib).$957K
Aug 2011Federal contractDefense · Ship Model Testing, Contractor Support$45K
Oct 2010Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$7M
Sep 2010Federal contractDefense · Contract Design Of BLB-160$5.2M
Oct 2009Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$70K
Mar 2009Federal contractDefense · Craft Repair$15K
Dec 2008Federal contractDefense · N06-137 Dynamic Compensation System For$776K
Nov 2008Federal contractDefense · First Status Report$70K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$2.2M
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$3.8M
Apr 2008Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$1.3M
Apr 2008Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$987K
Apr 2008Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$400K
Feb 2008Federal contractDefense · Other Defense (applied/exploratory)$600K
Jan 2008Federal contractDefense · Port And Harbor Operations$9K
Sep 2007Federal contractDefense · Other Defense (advanced)$1.4M
Sep 2007Federal contractDefense · Other Defense (advanced)$1.5M
Aug 2007Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences$1.4M
Dec 2006Federal contractDefense · First Status Report$100K
Dec 2006Federal contractDefense · Other Defense (advanced)$3.7M

Federal awards are summed by year (137 awards); hover a bar for the split. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Standing among 164 peers

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Defense · Device

Federal grants#9 · top 5%
Granted patents#68 · top 41%

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USPTO · 1 granted of 4

Oct 16, 2025PendingDual Edge Binder Machine And Operating MethodUSPTOApplication 18633307
Sep 25, 2025PendingSelf-deploying Photovoltaic Power SystemsUSPTOApplication 19069067
Sep 20, 2022GrantedInflatable Support Structures And Related SystemsUSPTOUS 11,450,941

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Dual Edge Binder Machine And Operating MethodOct 16, 2025 · Application 18633307Pending
Self-deploying Photovoltaic Power SystemsSep 25, 2025 · Application 19069067Pending
Inflatable Support Structures And Related SystemsSep 20, 2022 · US 11,450,941Granted
Self-deploying Photovoltaic Power SystemsApplication 63567328Pending

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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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