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Event-Based Sensing Hardware and Algorithms for Navigation

Department of War · Missile Defense Agency · SBIR Topic · 26.BZ

posted 1 July 2026 · closed 19 August 2026

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Summary

The Missile Defense Agency seeks proposals to develop low size, weight, power, and cost event‑based sensing hardware and algorithms that enable navigation for kill vehicles and satellites without reliance on GPS or GNSS. The effort focuses on advanced neural‑network‑driven visual navigation capable of operating in hostile flight and space environments and integrating with existing inertial systems.

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