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.
Munitions carriage and release technology R&D for high-density weapon bay integration with multi-missile carrying capacity and advanced communications.
Biotechnology innovation in detection and decontamination of chemical-biological agents using enzymatic systems, microbial remediation, and self-decontaminating coatings.
Develop novel timber construction techniques for expeditionary and high-threat environments including cold-weather shelters, blast-resistant CLT panels, and protective structural innovations.
Radiation belt and plasma particle effects modeling for space systems. Includes spacecraft charging models, materials interaction studies, and nuclear effects analysis.
Development of material substitutes, recycling methods, and rare earth recovery. Addresses supply chain resilience and material conservation for defense applications.
Phase I: up to Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT); Phase II: up to $10,000,000
Advanced processing, command and control algorithms for contested space operations. Includes network defense, secure enclaves, autonomous orchestration, and radiation-hardened processors.
Army research in future small arms lethal technologies including ammunition ballistics, fire control, and AI-enhanced systems. Focus on warfighter lethality against lightly armored targets.
Army testing methodology R&D including destructive/non-destructive testing, inspection, and verification/validation. Areas span environmental testing, automated software testing, and quality control innovations.
Advanced data links and waveforms for contested/interference environments with LPI/LPD capabilities and compensation for high-rate orbital doppler effects.
Ground support infrastructure for constellation tasking and orchestration including C2 capabilities, intelligent automation tools, and mesh network management.
GUIDE collaborative platform integrating AI/ML simulation with experimental research to accelerate medical countermeasure development for warfighter protection.
DEVCOM C5ISR RTI Broad Agency Announcement seeking innovative research and technology solutions for command, control, communications, and intelligence systems.
ACC-APG special announcement regarding MAPS acquisition planning and industry outreach. Pre-solicitation industry day update for defense acquisition program planning.