Objective 1a: Enable advancements in optical communication
Optical inter-satellite link advancements including terminal standardization, low SWaP-C designs, high data rates, and distributed ground station networks.
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Optical inter-satellite link advancements including terminal standardization, low SWaP-C designs, high data rates, and distributed ground station networks.
R&D BAA addressing subsistence logistics in contested environments, focusing on agile procurement, smart packaging with sensors, and autonomous distribution systems for warfighter sustainment.
Army Commercial Solutions Opening for advanced manufacturing technologies, secure digital environments, and sustainable practices in ammunition industrial base. Modernization and integration focus.
ONR BAA seeking innovative enabling technologies for hypersonic boost-glide vehicle systems. Open competition for R&D solutions advancing hypersonic flight vehicle capabilities and operational concepts.
Technology licensing for Bacterial Lipid Nanodiscs Platform enabling safe study of bacterial membranes in nanoscale format for vaccine design and antimicrobial discovery without live pathogen handling.
DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative solicits innovative approaches for fault-tolerant quantum computing, quantum algorithms, and engineering methodologies for utility-scale quantum systems.
Development of optical materials and processing for photon generation, conversion, and transport. Includes metamaterials, plasmonics, and ceramic optics for imaging and electronic warfare.
Broad Agency Announcement seeking novel R&D proposals for armaments technologies, weapons systems development, and innovative concepts to advance Army Combat Capabilities Development Command.
Air Force Research Laboratory Functional Materials open BAA soliciting white papers and proposals for materials discovery, scientific research, and technology development in functional materials.
Enterprise hybrid architecture for space-to-space communications enabling disparate systems integration using COTS and commercial standards.
NGA's BIG-ST BAA seeking innovative GEOINT solutions across foundational geospatial intelligence, advanced phenomenologies, and analytic technologies including AI-based media manipulation detection.
Evaluation and development of photonic materials for sensor and structure survivability. Includes EO/IR protection, optical coatings, laser materials, and environmental interaction testing.
Research in missile guidance and control technologies including robust algorithms, seeker systems, and reinforcement learning approaches. Focus on advanced autopilot architectures and optimal engagement guidance laws for air superiority.
MDA solicitation for innovative mobile integrated launch capability systems for rapid target missile deployment from multiple worldwide locations, involving detailed design and prototyping phases.
JPEO-CBRND Broad Agency Announcement seeking R&D proposals for medical countermeasures, novel solutions for rapid development, enabling technologies, bioinformatics, and logistics tracking.
Synchronized Persistent Army Experimentation platform matching industry technologies to Army modernization goals through structured experimentation in operationally realistic environments.
Air Combat Command Commercial Solutions Opening seeking innovative commercial technologies and services across 16 topics to enhance ACC mission capabilities and close capability gaps.
Trusted and Elastic Military Platforms and Electronic Warfare (TEMPEST) BAA seeks methodologies and tools for avionics cybersecurity, open system architecture, and multi-domain operations integration.
Endless Forge Manufacturing as a Service platform development: adaptive, regionalized production networks enabling surge capacity and rapid weapon system scaling through platform-agnostic approaches.
Space Development Agency seeks novel architecture concepts and emerging technologies for Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) enabling leap-ahead improvements in space-based warfighter capabilities and command systems.
Bureau of Engraving and Printing RFI for device-assisted security features research and development. Small business R&D opportunity for anti-counterfeiting and document authentication innovation.
Request for Information on facilities technology management solutions for FBI building systems, seeking industry feedback on smart building technologies and facility operations software.
Aircraft integration technologies R&D covering physical, electrical, and logical interfaces for munitions and weapons system integration.
Commercial Solutions Opening for innovative testing solutions to meet Air Force Test Center and associated partners' evolving test capabilities and agile methodology needs through calls-based procurement.
Cyber warfare operations prototypes for DoD platform transition. Develops offensive and defensive cyber capabilities to achieve superiority in contested cyber domain.
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