Low SWaP-C Tactical Awareness Payload for Proliferated, Agile Satellites (TAPPAS) for Space Domain Awareness

Department of War · Air Force · SBIR Topic · 26.BX

posted 2 September 2026 · closes 21 October 2026

Summary

The Department of War Air Force AFMC seeks a low‑size, weight, power and cost (SWaP‑C) tactical awareness payload for proliferated satellites to provide persistent 4π steradian space situational awareness. The effort focuses on compact multi‑spectral sensing with autonomous threat detection and on‑board analytics to support resilient space domain operations.

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