SOCOM D2P2: photonic crosslinks that keep a UAS formation in sync
SOC26BZ06-DV006 (RIPTIDE) is Direct-to-Phase-II work on resilient integrated photonic transport in denied environments — optical links that carry timing and navigation across a formation when RF is ugly.
Official notice(opens in a new tab)Facts
- SOCOM
- SBIR SOC26BZ06-DV006 — RIPTIDE photonic crosslinks
- Due Oct 21, 12:00 PM ET
- U.S. Small Businesses; Direct-to-Phase-II
- SBIR Proposal on DSIP
What they’re asking for
SBIR.gov copy describes a multi-hop optical architecture (representative 8–12 hops, 20–30 nm per hop, formation span 200–300 nm) that keeps a shared navigation solution and bounds drift when nodes drop out. Payloads should fit UAS SWaP, with wide angular coverage, acquisition sensing, photonic beam steering, and coherent detection. Address tracking, time-transfer, ranging, distributed estimation, and atmospheric effects. Confirm the official numbers on DSIP.
How to respond
A Direct-to-Phase-II proposal on DSIP. Search SOC26BZ06-DV006.
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