TOYON RESEARCH CORPORATION — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: AF203-001
TOYON RESEARCH CORPORATION — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $50,000
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Air Force
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- AF203-001
- Solicitation
- 20.3
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2020-12-17 → 2021-03-17
Description
This proposal seeks to investigate the tactical application of advanced UAS platforms for the delivery of non-kinetic effects at range and en-masse. The concept considers four payload variants - two non-kinetic, one with loitering munitions, and one for communications relay. The proposed effort seeks to explore the application of this concept in a variety of tactical contexts and further understand the key technical enablers for this concept. During Phase I, Toyon and AeroVironment will collaborate on a qualitative assessment of the concept to understand where SBIR investment can be best applied in Phase II. A key area for Phase II study is autonomy policies for tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) for an optimal variant mix against a variety of tactical situations. During the Phase I, we will reach out to Air Force stake-holders to brief the concept gain addition concept advocacy. Phase II work plan be shaped by stakeholder interactions to focus on key aspect of the swarming concept.