The Demand Signal: SBIR

The Navy seeks an AI/ML capability that can ingest legacy technical documentation and automatically generate SysML models for Model‑Based Systems Engineering, starting with the AEGIS Combat System.

The Navy seeks to develop a unified, modular open‑architecture platform (Zeus/OLYMPUS) to integrate shipboard systems, improve maritime domain awareness, and reduce logistics costs.

The Navy seeks a portable digital metrology system to accurately measure damage on aircraft canopies and windscreens, improving repair decisions at the squadron level.

The Air Force seeks a rapid, modular weapons‑integration architecture for F‑35 aircraft to enable integration of new kinetic and non‑kinetic munitions in months rather than years.

The DTRA seeks development of novel detection technologies that use general‑purpose military or commercial sensors to identify radiological or nuclear threats without dedicated WMD sensors.

The Navy seeks a secure low-code/no-code software toolkit to automatically convert diverse data into photorealistic 3‑D assets for AR/MR and LVC training, reducing content creation time from weeks to days.

The Army is running the xTech Search 10 competition to select up to 16 small‑business finalists that will submit SBIR Phase I proposals for developing emerging technologies with potential Army modernization impact.

The Navy seeks to develop automated post‑mission debrief and rapid re‑planning tools for Collaborative Combat Aircraft using AI/ML analytics to improve mission effectiveness.

The U.S. Air Force seeks high‑temperature semiconductor transistors and circuit solutions that operate at ≥500 °C for electronic warfare and other hot DoW environments.

The government seeks to develop radar waveforms that embed communication data, creating dual‑functional radar/communication capability and reducing reliance on separate datalinks.

The Army seeks to identify breakthrough technologies through the xTech|Search competition, selecting up to 16 finalists for Phase I SBIR proposals worth up to $300,000 each.

DARPA seeks a low‑power, real‑time semantic communication system for tactical ISR platforms that dramatically reduces transmitted data while preserving mission context.

The DoD seeks a real‑time computational pipeline and hardware prototype for 3D imaging and tracking to improve directed‑energy counter‑drone and missile defense.

The government seeks to develop and demonstrate high‑voltage radiation‑hardened semiconductor power switches for space propulsion and other high‑power space systems.

The Navy seeks a portable system to apply electrolytic conversion coatings for touch‑up repairs on aerospace aluminum components, improving field corrosion protection.

DARPA seeks SBIR proposals to commercialize ultra‑high payload‑to‑weight UAS subsystems that achieve a 4:1 ratio, advancing both aerodynamic and powertrain designs for military and industrial use.

The Navy seeks a software tool to automatically convert legacy technical manuals into XML for viewing in an Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMS) viewer and display step‑by‑step instructions in AR/XR environments.

The Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve need a rapid, modular weapons‑integration architecture on the Open Systems Enclave to field new munitions like ERAM on F‑16 aircraft within months.

The U.S. Navy seeks a scalable, user‑friendly analytics platform that can ingest diverse data sources and provide conversational, visual insights for post‑mission reporting.

The Navy seeks to design and develop a high‑power interference canceller for CNI communications that maintains aircraft‑to‑ground connectivity under jamming.

The Army seeks to develop a cost‑effective, high‑throughput wafer‑scale manufacturing process for custom achromatic meta‑optic components operating in MWIR and LWIR bands.

The NGA seeks research to develop and demonstrate quantum gradiometer sensors for high‑precision bathymetric mapping of the ocean floor, supporting its GEOINT foundation data mission.

The Department of War seeks to develop a co‑packaged digital readout integrated circuit with photonic output for high‑speed, low‑power infrared sensor demonstrations in cryogenic environments.

The Air Force seeks SBIR Phase I funding to research an ultra‑sensitive quantum telemetry receiver using Rydberg sensors, aiming to outperform classical receivers for ABMS/JADC2 communications.

The Department of War seeks small‑business development of additive manufacturing processes for electronic components and assemblies to create reliable, low‑volume RF modules.

The Navy seeks to develop high‑temperature, low‑loss waveguides for RF transmission in hypersonic vehicles.

The Air Force seeks low‑cost autonomous kinetic interceptors to defeat small unmanned aircraft systems (C‑sUAS) for base defense and transition to operational use.

The Missile Defense Agency seeks SBIR proposals to develop next‑generation thermal batteries that are smaller, lighter, and longer lasting for use in missile defense interceptors.

The Department of War seeks low‑cost infrared lens technology using alkali‑halide materials for attritable unmanned drone sensors.

The Missile Defense Agency seeks development of low‑size, weight, power event‑based sensing and neural‑network navigation solutions that operate without GPS for kill vehicles and satellites.

The government seeks to design, fabricate and demonstrate tunable nonlocal metasurfaces that perform analog image‑processing functions on the edge of mid‑wave infrared thermal‑imaging systems.

The Missile Defense Agency seeks development of a lightweight, reusable ignition system for multi‑pulse solid propellant rocket motors to improve propulsion flexibility.

The Missile Defense Agency seeks development of a low‑cost software‑defined circular‑band antenna for missile‑to‑missile communications in hypersonic environments.

The Missile Defense Agency seeks to design, develop, and field an agile software defined radio (SDR) with multi‑band capability and advanced frequency management for interceptor platforms.

The Department of War Air Force seeks Phase I/II SBIR proposals to develop novel space- or ground‑enabled sensing and analytics that provide rapid tactical surveillance, reconnaissance, and tracking insights for warfighters.