361 topics, open or in pre-release, read from DSIP and SBIR.gov on Nov 12, 2026.
Design, develop, and prototype a low-cost, limited-life gas turbine engine producing 150-300 lbf of SLS thrust with an estimated engine life expectancy of 10-15 hours, leveraging advanced design and manufacturing techniques to ...
Develop a zero-retrofit robotic prototype capable of identifying, lifting, and loading 70-pound, 5-inch projectiles within the unmodified physical constraints of a DDG 51 class ships’ MK 45 Mod 4 ammunition magazine during Sea State 5 ...
Develop and demonstrate a compact, ruggedized high-energy laser source operating at the 1.9-2.5 micron wavelength with variable Continuous wave and pulsed output [zero to kilowatt kW class average powers] with a time-coupled imaging range ...
Develop and demonstrate innovative Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) architectures and integration techniques for advanced cryocooled Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) sensor systems that significantly reduce the number of electrical wirebonds ...
Develop an Super Intelligence/Machine Learning (SI/ML) method that achieves the high-performance accuracy of modern Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) while mitigating their limitations.
Determine and demonstrate how thin film deposits of As2S3 can be grown on an appropriate cladding material and etched to form a low loss waveguide for photonic applications of the Stimulated Brillouin Scattering (SBS) non-linearity in ...
Develop software modules for existing autonomous undersea vehicles that support and extend existing system autonomy with multi-vehicle coordination behaviors.
Develop a human-portable wave energy capture device able to deploy autonomously and generate sufficient power to effectively recharge autonomous vehicles.
Develop an inexpensive, compact, and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)-compliant Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) – optimized for marine mammal monitoring.
Develop an integrated, multi-modal luminescent paint system optimized for simultaneous, non-intrusive, large-scale, high-resolution global measurement of wall pressure, shear stress, and temperature fluctuations on complex, curved ...
Develop a low-cost, robust, energy-efficient, and scalable membrane process to continuously separate, purify, compress, and store carbon dioxide from electrochemically processed alkaline water sources to support the local synthesis of ...
Develop scalable domestic manufacturing technologies and processes for large Raman active optical crystals that will enable wavelength agile laser systems for Navy applications.
Develop a modular, self-sustaining, non-toxic subsea energy-harvesting capability that exploits naturally occurring sediment-seawater geochemical gradients to provide persistent, logistics-free power for distributed Intelligence ...
Develop Agentic Super Intelligence (SI) architecture and associated applications for control of low-cost Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) uncrewed systems (Group 1 unmanned aerial vehicle [UAV] or small unmanned ground vehicle [UGV]) for ...
Develop and demonstrate an explainable, adaptive super intelligence (SI) capability that enhances Navy workforce readiness, technical training, knowledge transfer, and personnel development through personalized instructional interaction ...
Develop an integrated computational and experimental framework that engineers, qualifies, and specifies advanced metal wire feedstock specifically tailored for wire-fed Directed Energy Deposition (DED). By leveraging Integrated ...
Develop and demonstrate conformal printed antennas for Navy missile, weapon, or aircraft composite airframes, addressing the coupled electromagnetic, structural, and environmental design problem inherent to printing radiating elements on ...
Develop and demonstrate scalable photonic-crystal surface-emitting laser (PCSEL) architectures that achieve higher output power while maintaining stable, single-mode, diffraction-limited beam quality using innovative photonic-crystal and ...