Active Government Funding Opportunities

The Air Force seeks advanced reserve power source technologies for weapon systems that maintain performance over 20+ years of storage without maintenance while delivering high specific energy (40-100 Wh/kg) and power density (2.5-5+ kW/kg). Solutions must rapidly activate within 600 milliseconds, operate reliably for 5+ minutes, withstand extreme environments, and address safety limitations of current battery technologies.

ONR seeks low-cost heads-up display solutions for drone pilots and forward observers, enabling real-time situational awareness in combat operations. Proposals should demonstrate existing hardware integrating displays with FPV equipment or native tracking capabilities using onboard sensors.

This RFP seeks development of specialized metrology tools to measure and locate charge traps in diamond transistors, addressing current collapse issues that limit high-frequency RF power performance. The system must characterize trap density, energy levels, and locations across multiple device layers using government-provided diamond test devices.

This DAF RFP seeks low-cost detection sensors for a perimeter network to identify low-altitude drones, including non-RF emitting "dark" drones, in cluttered environments for USAF and USSF base defense. The system must integrate multi-sensor data into unified tracks and support remote control via API integration with Air Force command systems.

This RFP seeks advanced AI/ML solutions for multi-sensor fusion across satellite constellations to enhance missile detection, tracking, and real-time reporting for U.S. Space Force operations. The capability must process large data volumes with minimal latency to accurately identify and track sophisticated threats like hypersonic missiles across multiple orbital platforms.

The Space Force seeks mature autonomous on-orbit logistics technologies to enable satellite servicing, refueling, and repair as routine operations. Proposers can emphasize either system-wide integration or a specific logistics function, demonstrating how their solution enhances resilience and operational freedom in contested space environments.

The USSF seeks an AI-enhanced defensive cyber warfare platform that integrates threat detection, supply chain vetting, and on-orbit monitoring across fragmented space systems. This unified approach shifts space cybersecurity from reactive to proactive, protecting satellites and ground infrastructure against advanced adversaries through autonomous, real-time threat interception.

This RFP seeks automated combat assessment software that rapidly evaluates battle damage post-strike using edge processing and AI/ML models. The system addresses the need for real-time damage classification in contested environments, enabling faster tactical re-planning and restrike decisions compared to traditional after-action reporting methods.

This SBIR Phase I project seeks to develop a secure 5G Open RAN cellular network specifically designed for Edwards AFB flight line operations. The solution will modernize outdated communication infrastructure to enable real-time ground crew coordination, aircraft health monitoring, and predictive maintenance while reducing downtime.

This RFP seeks development of a compact, receive-only passive X-Band radar with SAR and GMTI capabilities for covert sensing in contested environments. The lightweight, low-cost system must operate on small unmanned platforms without transmitting RF emissions, eliminating adversary detection risks.

This SBIR Phase II solicitation seeks an automated software platform that ingests Technical Data Packages (3D CAD, drawings, BOMs) to autonomously generate collision-free robotic inspection trajectories, eliminating manual programming. The solution targets aerospace quality control bottlenecks by compressing setup timelines from days to hours for agile manufacturing environments.

The Army seeks spectrum warfare capabilities to enable U.S. and NATO forces to operate effectively in contested electromagnetic environments on the Eastern Flank. Vendors can demonstrate solutions across three tracks: electromagnetic surveillance, autonomous network management, or battlefield visualization tools designed for tactical-edge operations.

The Air Force seeks a non-destructive launching system for high-precision long rod projectile delivery to improve Live Fire Test and Evaluation data fidelity. This capability enables reliable flight control and targeting accuracy, reducing acquisition risk and supporting vulnerability assessments for aircraft survivability development.

This RFP seeks a networked telemetry signal synchronization system that simultaneously transmits correlated test signals to multiple ground stations. It solves the inability to pre-flight test integrated telemetry infrastructure end-to-end, enabling validation of receive sites, networks, and best-source selection systems before live missions.

The Navy seeks improved fire-resistant joiner bulkheads for naval vessels that contain compartment fires while meeting strict weight, cost, and dimensional constraints. Solutions must leverage advanced materials like intumescent coatings or high-performance fibers while passing rigorous fire, shock, and toxicity certification standards.

FOCISAUS seeks prototype solutions for sharing and fusing sensor data across multiple uncrewed aircraft to improve situational awareness and reduce blind spots. The technology must handle bandwidth constraints, process data in real-time, and deliver actionable perception outputs for autonomous systems or operators.

This contract seeks a modern, reusable replacement for discontinued PF300 flash bulbs used in high-speed video systems. The new illumination system must match or exceed original performance while leveraging existing technology to reduce costs and obsolescence risks.

This RFP seeks development of a computationally efficient engineering model to predict fluid jet formation from shaped-charge liners. The reduced-order model will enable faster warhead design iteration by accurately forecasting spurt characteristics while avoiding expensive hydrocode simulations.

The Air Force is seeking compact, lightweight 2-micron fiber amplifiers that match the size and weight of existing 1-micron systems while maintaining kilowatt-class power. This advancement enables eye-safer directed energy capabilities and advanced sensing for defense applications.

This RFP seeks mature counter-UAS technologies addressing detection, identification, and defeat of Group 1-2 unmanned aerial systems threatening tactical forces and infrastructure. Solutions must operate in denied environments without permanent infrastructure, prioritizing passive sensing, non-radiating approaches, and on-platform processing.

This SBIR seeks scaled production of AFRL-patented UHTC preceramic polymers to support defense composite manufacturing. The initiative addresses supply chain needs by making ultra-high temperature ceramic materials available at production scale and competitive pricing for defense acquisition programs.

This RFP seeks development of a luminescence-based measurement technique to simultaneously capture pressure and temperature data in non-oxygen hypersonic wind tunnels. Current pressure-sensitive paint technology requires oxygen in the flow, limiting advanced facilities like nitrogen-based tunnels to discrete measurements.

This Direct to Phase II opportunity seeks proven cyber defense technology for fog and edge computing devices that can autonomously detect and respond to attacks. Proposals must demonstrate a working prototype and scalable architecture capable of preventing or mitigating cyber threats across distributed edge-node environments.

This RFP seeks an AI-powered computer vision system that automatically analyzes aerial refueling video to provide objective pilot performance feedback, replacing subjective instructor assessments. The solution will generate real-time debrief products with performance metrics and visualizations to improve training effectiveness and flight safety across Air Force and Navy aviation communities.

This RFP seeks an adaptive single-arm robotic workcell to automate wire harness routing and connector installation for unmanned aerial systems and munitions production. The solution addresses a critical manufacturing bottleneck by replacing manual assembly with sensor-driven automation capable of handling flexible materials with sub-millimeter precision and rapid retaskability between product designs.