PRINCETON INFRARED TECHNOLOGIES INC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: AF203-001
PRINCETON INFRARED TECHNOLOGIES INC — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Defense.
Phase II SBIR prototype / development signal
- Phase II is where Department of Defense funds deeper R&D after feasibility. Incumbents with Phase II history are serious competitors on adjacent topics.
- Use this award as past-performance context and to map customer organizations for STRATFI/TACFI-style transition planning.
- Obligated amount $949,869 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
- Topic code AF203-001 links this award to a solicitation family — search the same topic stem for incumbents and recompete timing.
- Amount
- $949,869
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Air Force
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- Topic
- AF203-001
- Solicitation
- 20.3
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- NJ
- Period
- 2021-04-29 → 2023-09-13
Description
Next generation U.S. Air Force weapons require improved capability to strike targets (relocating and stationary) in Global Positioning System (GPS) denied areas while minimizing collateral damage and fratricide. The combination of imaging sensors and advanced image processing enable weapons with improved capabilities for navigation, locating, and engaging targets. Uncooled shortwave infrared (SWIR) cameras image in day and nighttime conditions and detect current 1060 nm and future covert eye safe 1500 nm laser designators. Princeton Infrared Technologies proposes to integrate an uncooled, high resolution SWIR imager with BAE Systems’ Open Seeker Architecture (OSA) for a demonstration of advanced targeting capabilities like automatic target recognition, tracking, and laser spotting. Tower testing and captive carry of the camera, which will be designed to be installed on a weapon like the GBU-69/B, will be conducted. BAE’s OSA facilitates the rapid integration of various sensor modalities across a range of munitions platforms. The OSA can also accommodate multiple sensor types within the same seeker assembly. This effort lays the foundation introducing advanced targeting capabilities on multiple weapon platforms.