The Department of Navy Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) for Innovative Undersea and Maritime Technology, managed by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Newport, provides a public-private partnership between the Navy and the Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium (UTIC) members that enables the Navy  to efficiently acquire and improve technological capabilities for critical missions. Read more about one success story of the OTA – collaboration with the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Carderock Division via Dave Sracic, Distinguished Software Engineer for Fleet Signatures Systems, and UTIC member Cesium, who specializes in 3D geospatial technology. UTIC Success Story – DistroA June 2025