Army STTR follows AFC’s topic release schedule but partners with a university, federally funded research and development center, or a qualified non-profit research institution as part of their contract.
The SBIR|STTR Program has aligned technologies that are experiencing rapid commercial traction with critical Army priorities into four portfolios of priority interest for this competition, each with core technology components identified.
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Prove a decision-as-a-program capability that turns complex engineering/acquisition questions into structured, auditable Decision Packages – faster, with higher confidence. This opportunity will be open for both SBIR and STTR participation.
Develop and integrate a distributed Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology that can collaboratively command and control a multi-agent Group 1 or Group 2 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) swarm to defend an area against a numerically superior enemy swarm. AI system must be able to interface with existing, standard platform autonomy and perception systems. System must also not rely on a centralized control node.
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The objectives for this effort are to enhance and refine various payload types and integrate them using a modular specification for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Experimentation, testing, and evaluation for this effort will use a Soldier-centered iterative design process.
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The objective of this topic is to provide low-cost Ka-Band radar solutions through advancements in metamaterials to mimic the performance of an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) without the high price. In addition, software-related technologies and any other applicable advanced technologies should be analyzed and utilized.
MIL-PRF-32565 Li-ion 6T batteries are a critical enabler to military fuel usage reduction through mild hybridization and silent-watch, while providing reduced weight, increase energy density, and extended cycle life.
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Develop and employ a metagenomic pipeline to discover novel biosensors for water contaminants of DOD concern. Biosensors can be further engineered or evolved to enable in-field sensing of these contaminants.
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Develop innovative water treatment technologies that achieve high-recovery desalination of seawater and brackish water, maximizing potable water production while minimizing waste generation, beyond the limitations of conventional reverse osmosis.
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Develop and optimize designs for near-diffraction limited, near-infrared Photonic Crystal Surface-Emitting Lasers (PCSEL) laser diode…
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This topic seeks to develop an underwater sensor optimized for size, weight, power, and cost (SWAP-C) that can be mounted on a small uncrewed boat to detect bathymetry and underwater hazards in shallow, bubbly environments.
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