Air Force

Space system survivability through proliferation strategies, commercial standards reuse, redundancies, and rapid reconstitution capabilities.

Space Domain Awareness enhancements through low-cost resilient ground-based SDA, space-based sensors, and optics for comprehensive space environment knowledge.

Battle Management C3 efficiency improvements through space data analytics, AI, and automation for large datasets and space operations.

Innovative approaches for exercises, tests, and training environments including ride share solutions, multi-domain innovations, and inter-satellite link technologies for small satellites.

Space Systems Command FreeSol BAA seeking innovative space and cyber technology solutions to counter emerging space threats and enable integrated space-cyber capabilities with rapid fielding.

Missile power electronics and thermal management R&D focusing on miniaturized power conversion, advanced batteries, ultracapacitors, and compact thermal systems.

Advanced missile propulsion R&D covering propellant formulations, grain structures, nozzle technologies, and compact multi-pulse motor systems.

Missile test and evaluation technology development including miniaturized telemetry, autonomous flight termination, and encrypted tracking systems.

Missile test and evaluation technology development including miniaturized systems, encrypted telemetry, autonomous flight termination, and tracking technologies.

High-velocity fuzing R&D developing Electronic Safe and Arm devices, Target Detection Devices, and integrated guidance fuzing for intercept applications.

High-density munitions carriage and release technology R&D for weapon bay integration with advanced aircraft-to-weapon communications and power systems.

Modeling, simulation, and analysis R&D for air superiority concepts evaluation using multi-level engineering and campaign-level digital simulation.

Missile guidance and control R&D including robust guidance algorithms, seeker technologies, reinforcement learning, and advanced autopilot design.

AI and machine learning R&D for swarm autonomy of networked collaborative weapons with deep learning approaches for target reconciliation in dynamic battlespace.

Design and development of high velocity fuzing systems including Electronic Safe and Arm devices. Research focuses on miniaturized Target Detection Devices and Guidance Integrated Fuzing for high closure velocity intercepts.

Development of innovative aircraft integration technologies addressing physical, electrical, and logical interfaces. Focus on integration solutions for air dominance weapon systems and combat platforms.

Investigation of missile power electronics and thermal management for air-to-air systems. Research emphasizes miniaturization of power conversion, advanced battery technologies, and compact guidance electronics.

Research in Find-Fix-Target-Track and datalink technologies for threat detection and air-to-air missile coordination. Development includes conformal antennas, alternative waveforms, and swarming applications.

Development of Engagement Management systems for contested environments to maximize aircraft survivability. Systems integrate with aircraft platforms for autonomous countermeasure response and keep-out zone management.

Development of advanced warhead technologies including blast effects, reactive materials, and novel target defeat mechanisms. Research focuses on robust, affordable air-launched munitions meeting insensitive munitions requirements.

Advanced missile flight control actuator R&D including miniaturized high-speed actuation, articulating radomes, and adaptive airframe control technologies.

Munitions carriage and release technology R&D for high-density weapon bay integration with multi-missile carrying capacity and advanced communications.

Find-Fix-Target-Track and datalink technology R&D for air-to-air threat detection, discrimination, and missile swarm communication systems.

Engagement management system R&D for autonomous decision-making in contested environments with threat response optimization and aircrew collaboration.

Conventional and conceptual warhead technology R&D for optimized target defeat while meeting insensitive munitions requirements.