Air Force D2P2: air-launched drone swarm that then holds a ground perimeter
DAF26BX06-DV026 is a Direct-to-Phase-II open topic.
Official notice(opens in a new tab)Facts
- Air Force
- SBIR DAF26BX06-DV026 — drone swarm perimeter
- Due Oct 21, 12:00 PM ET
- U.S. Small Businesses; Direct-to-Phase-II
- SBIR Proposal on DSIP
What they’re asking for
Official topic text (SBIR.gov copy of the DSIP topic): adapt readily available autonomous drone-swarm technology for two uses — organic self-protection/ISR for Mobility Air Forces aircraft, and rapidly deployable perimeter defense for forward bases. Methods named: hardware-agnostic AI swarm-control software; upgrading commercial links to secure military protocols; autonomous behaviors to go from aerial deployment to ground perimeter defense. Demonstrate a fully integrated swarm with secure military communications, high-altitude deployment, and autonomous perimeter establishment. The topic says this phase is not prescribing end-state payloads.
How to respond
A Direct-to-Phase-II proposal on DSIP. Search DAF26BX06-DV026. Confirm the official DSIP text and page limits there — SBIR.gov warns it is a copy.
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