Air Force

Multi-Spectrum Defensive Electronic Warfare (MSDEW) ARA develops threat warning and countermeasures sensors/systems for contested environments through design, simulation, and testing.

Air Force structural materials R&D spanning scientific discovery through technology development and transition. Seeks innovations in materials science, composites, alloys, and manufacturing processes.

CHEERS (Continuing Human Enabling, Enhancing, Restoring and Sustaining) Broad Agency Announcement Open Period 1 seeking medical technology and human enhancement R&D proposals.

Air Force CHEERS (Continuing Human Enabling, Enhancing, Restoring and Sustaining) open period solicitation under 10 U.S.C. 4023 for experimental research. Multi-award advanced research projects across multiple technical areas.

Platform One Solutions Marketplace open call for innovative DoD software solutions enabling rapid, secure delivery with accelerated timelines and emerging technology integration.

Develop advanced emergency response and firefighting technologies for airbases, including composite material extinguishment, hazard prediction modeling, and protective equipment innovations.

Airbase energy and utility systems RDT&E including shelter efficiency, renewable power generation, storage, management, and waste minimization technologies.

Research and develop advanced materials for airbase operations including composites, heat-resistant pavements, fire-retardant materials, and computational modeling for property prediction.

Develop airfield operational technologies for runway assessment, non-destructive evaluation, and computational modeling to improve sortie generation across diverse environmental conditions.

Infrastructure protection R&D including blast mitigation, physical security, deployable shelters, CBRE threat detection, and computational blast modeling.

Develop automation and intelligent systems for heavy construction equipment including autonomous navigation in GPS-denied environments, multi-machine coordination, and robotic appliques.

Robotics and automation R&D for high-threat areas including unmanned systems, autonomous control, obstacle avoidance, and AI/ML for force protection.

Develop expeditionary airbase infrastructure technologies including base-in-a-box concepts, efficient HVAC, energy management, waste handling, and 3-D printing for rapid deployment.

Develop efficient mobile and static PFAS destruction technologies using thermal methods with high throughput, producing compliant end products while managing waste byproducts.

Develop arctic-capable resilient infrastructure and expeditionary modular systems for extreme cold operations including facilities, utilities, and protective structures for personnel and aircraft.

Air Force five-year closed BAA seeking R&D solutions for airbase systems including timber products, automated heavy machinery, and PFAS destruction technologies.

Develop novel timber construction techniques for expeditionary and high-threat environments including cold-weather shelters, blast-resistant CLT panels, and protective structural innovations.

Endless Forge Manufacturing as a Service platform development: adaptive, regionalized production networks enabling surge capacity and rapid weapon system scaling through platform-agnostic approaches.

Commercial Solutions Opening for air platform propulsion and blended wing body advanced aircraft development. Competitive innovation solicitation for next-generation airlift efficiency.

ROAASTD ARA develops resilient, open, agile avionics systems and sensor integration technologies for rapid fielding in contested environments through experimentation.

Development of hardened materials through scientific investigation and laser interaction studies. Focuses on electro-optic, nonlinear optical materials, thin films, and thermal mitigation.

Quantum semiconductor materials and processes exploiting quantum effects for infrared sensing, hyperspectral imaging, and secure quantum communications. Advanced inorganic materials development.

Development of stimuli-responsive materials and devices for sensing and computing using AI/ML and additive manufacturing. Creates flexible electronics and wearable sensors for extreme environments.

Biomaterials research using soft matter characterization, synthetic biology, and bioinformatics for accelerated materials development. Focus on biodegradable materials and biological-material interactions.

Development of nanoscale transport materials for C4ISR electronics including magnetoelectric materials, ultra-wide bandgap semiconductors, and 2D materials. Synthesis process maturation.