Vescent awarded BAA optical clock development contract by the Office of Naval Research • 5-year, $16.2M award • Deliverables include field deployable units • New clock to be more stable, lower SWAP, and higher TRL than previously available in field-deployable clocks. Vescent Photonics, LLC has signed a $16.2M development program contract with the Office of Naval Research (ONR) in response to an ONR Broad Area Announcement (BAA). Under the three-phase, five-year Compact Rubidium Optical Clock (CROC) program, Vescent will design, build, and deliver a new generation of atomic clocks with improved performance that are ready for field deployment at a high Technology Readiness Level (TRL). “