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AOI 27-A001 Resilient Airborne Free-Space Optical Communications Turret

Name: AOI 27-A001 Resilient Airborne Free-Space Optical Communications Turret
Creator: DEPT OF THE NAVY
Published: 2026-10-07T00:00:00+00:00
Keywords: BAA

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AI Overview

Navy seeks prototype development of flight-certified, aero-optically resilient dual-turret free-space optical communications and time-transfer system for GPS/RF-denied tactical operations and Distributed Maritime Operations.

This summary is AI-generated from the official solicitation.

Key Details

Agency

DEPT OF THE NAVY

Funding Amount

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Release Date

October 7, 2026

Due Date

October 16, 2026

Official Description

The advent of high-threat Electronic Warfare (EW) and Global Positioning System (GPS) or Radio Frequency (RF)-denied operational domains poses an immediate risk to Department of Navy (DoN), Marine Corps, and joint aerial and maritime fleet operations. Modern tactical concepts—such as Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) and Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2)—demand ultra-high-bandwidth communications and high-precision timing synchronization across dynamic, multi-domain nodes without ...

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Change History

Opportunity AddedOct 7, 2026 at 5:02 PM