SOCOM254-007ActiveSBIR

Acoustic-based UAS Rainbow Oscillation Refraction Architecture (AURORA)

Department of DefenseSOCOM

AI Overview

Seeking an acoustic communication system for drone swarms that uses propeller noise to share position data. This technology will enable decentralized swarming by allowing drones to autonomously maintain formation through sound-based communication.

This summary is AI-generated from the official solicitation.

Key Details

Agency
Department of Defense
Funding Amount
Release Date
November 18, 2025
Due Date
May 13, 2026
Phase I Award
$175,000

Official Description

This topic seeks innovative research and development efforts towards an acoustic-based communications system that enables sUAS within a swarm to communicate and exchange information about their relative positions. This capability will support intra-swarm communications by using sound primarily generated by the sUAS’s propellors as a carrier wave to encode data between drones. The system should spatially decompose incoherent sound waves produced by the sUAS’s propellors during normal operation in...

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Change History

Status ChangedApr 14, 2026 at 11:33 AM

Acoustic-based UAS Rainbow Oscillation Refraction Architecture (AURORA)

Status changed from Pre-Release to Open

Date ChangedMar 19, 2026 at 12:15 PM

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Close Date changed from 2026-03-04 to 2026-04-29

Date ChangedMar 19, 2026 at 12:15 PM

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Open Date changed from 2026-02-11 to 2026-04-01

Date ChangedFeb 3, 2026 at 12:24 AM

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Close Date changed from 2026-02-25 to 2026-03-04

Date ChangedFeb 3, 2026 at 12:24 AM

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Open Date changed from 2026-02-04 to 2026-02-11

Date ChangedJan 20, 2026 at 4:10 PM

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Close Date changed from 2026-02-11 to 2026-02-25

Date ChangedJan 20, 2026 at 4:10 PM

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Open Date changed from 2026-01-21 to 2026-02-04

Date ChangedJan 12, 2026 at 8:06 PM

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Close Date changed from 2026-02-04 to 2026-02-11

Date ChangedJan 12, 2026 at 8:06 PM

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Open Date changed from 2026-01-14 to 2026-01-21

Q&A UpdatedJan 8, 2026 at 1:53 PM

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Description ChangedJan 8, 2026 at 1:53 PM

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Q&A UpdatedJan 7, 2026 at 10:05 PM

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Q&A section updated

Description ChangedJan 7, 2026 at 10:05 PM

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Content updated: description, objective, phase_1_description, phase_2_description, phase_3_description

Q&A UpdatedJan 7, 2026 at 12:17 AM

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Description ChangedJan 7, 2026 at 12:17 AM

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Content updated: description, objective, phase_1_description, phase_2_description, phase_3_description

Q&A UpdatedJan 5, 2026 at 9:06 PM

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Q&A section updated

Description ChangedJan 5, 2026 at 9:06 PM

Acoustic-based UAS Rainbow Oscillation Refraction Architecture (AURORA)

Content updated: description, objective, phase_1_description, phase_2_description, phase_3_description

Date ChangedJan 5, 2026 at 9:06 PM

Acoustic-based UAS Rainbow Oscillation Refraction Architecture (AURORA)

Close Date changed from 2026-01-28 to 2026-02-04

Date ChangedJan 5, 2026 at 9:06 PM

Acoustic-based UAS Rainbow Oscillation Refraction Architecture (AURORA)

Open Date changed from 2026-01-07 to 2026-01-14

Q&A UpdatedDec 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM

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