The Demand Signal: SBIR

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Commercial-Derived Insights for Novel Tactical Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Tracking (TacSRT) Capabilities

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

posted 1 July 2026 · closed 19 August 2026

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Summary

The Department of the Air Force (SSC) is issuing an SBIR Phase I topic to develop non‑missile‑warning space or ground sensing and analytic capabilities that provide rapid, commercially derived tactical surveillance, reconnaissance, and tracking insights. The effort aims to field prototype solutions within a year that enhance warfighter decision speed through advanced sensing, data fusion, and AI/ML‑enabled analytics.

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