Active Government Funding Opportunities

Counter-UAS and swarm defense R&D spanning electronic warfare, cyberspace, and autonomy. Develops integrated C-sUAS kill chain with low-collateral effects and UAS traffic management.

Cyber targeting analysis R&D for adversary system exploitation. Develops tactics and techniques for cyber operations against evolving threats through proof-of-concept technology.

Tactical edge computing and secure information sharing R&D. Develops cross-domain solutions for seamless information flow across red-black boundaries in contested networks.

Systems-of-systems integration and rapid adoption R&D. Develops algorithms and tool chains for interoperable heterogeneous system integration and automated test generation.

Multi-source data fusion and AI reasoning for C4I operations. Develops adaptive knowledge integration, target analysis, and moving target engagement at scale.

Extreme computing R&D for edge, space, and embedded systems. Develops AI/ML architectures, nanocomputing, computational diversity, and robust algorithms for austere environments.

Ultra-broadband terahertz radio R&D for contested spectrum. Develops high-frequency communications above 100 GHz for next-generation Air Force platforms.

Distributed command-and-control orchestration in contested environments. Develops virtual C2 layer and decentralized execution framework for agile combat employment operations.

Advanced cyber operations prototypes for strategic DoD platforms. Develops offensive cyber capabilities and effects for transition into operational systems.

SIGINT processing R&D for cyber and signals intelligence. Develops real-time exploitation, geolocation, and multi-sensor fusion for tactical collection and analysis.

AI-driven operational planning R&D combining artificial intelligence with interactive gaming. Accelerates air tasking order cycle through human-guided AI planning and battlespace evaluation.

Adaptive RF waveform generation R&D for extreme frequency environments. Develops cognitive waveforms and network control for contested spectrum operations.

Targeting operations R&D for joint kill chain optimization. Develops analytics and operational awareness technologies to shorten engagement cycles and improve battle damage assessment.

SIGINT R&D for signal detection, processing, and exploitation. Develops algorithms and onboard processing for enhanced intelligence from ISR platforms in contested environments.

Aerial networking R&D advancing self-forming, self-healing networks. Develops on-demand aerial layer architecture with robust interoperability, monitoring, and management capabilities.

Geospatial intelligence processing and exploitation R&D. Develops image exploitation, data fusion, and machine learning techniques for GEOINT analysis from all sources.

Cyber warfare operations prototypes for DoD platform transition. Develops offensive and defensive cyber capabilities to achieve superiority in contested cyber domain.

Quantum information sciences R&D advancing quantum computing systems and applications. Develops next-generation quantum technologies for defense and national security computing.

Trusted systems R&D for secure hardware and software foundations. Develops resilient C4I and cyber technologies with advanced security architectures and assurance techniques.

AI and distributed command-and-control R&D for contested environments. Develops AI-enabled battle management and orchestration capabilities for joint all-domain operations at scale.

Multi-source data fusion and AI-driven knowledge discovery for battlespace awareness. Automated analysis of classified and open-source intelligence to improve decision support systems.

Army aviation and missile R&D BAA seeking competitive research proposals for defense technology advancement across multiple technical focus areas.

ISR systems and information operations R&D across seabed-to-space domains. Develops algorithm, hardware, software, autonomous systems, and cybersecurity capabilities for Navy surveillance and reconnaissance.

Space environment R&D seeking advanced observing systems and prediction models for solar activity, ionospheric conditions, magnetospheric dynamics, and satellite drag to protect DoD systems.

AFRL BAA seeking innovative research on composable collaborative planning to enable parallel force flow planning and reduce operational planning time through dependency management.