KITWARE INC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: SBIR DIRECT TO PHASE II: SEEKER WITH INFRARED EVENT-BASED NEUROMORPHIC SENSING (SIRENS)
KITWARE 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.
- At $1,987,138, this is a large obligation for typical SBIR Phase sizing — worth reviewing for scope breadth and teaming opportunity.
- Tagged technology areas: Sensors & Sensor Fusion, Artificial Intelligence/ML. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Kitware Inc. received nearly $2 million from the Missile Defense Agency for a Phase II SBIR project to develop an advanced infrared sensor system called SIRENS. This uses event-based neuromorphic technology to create more efficient missile seekers that detect and process signals like the human brain.
- Amount
- $1,987,138
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- NY
- Period
- 2026-05-06 → 2028-05-05
Technology domains
Description
SBIR DIRECT TO PHASE II: SEEKER WITH INFRARED EVENT-BASED NEUROMORPHIC SENSING (SIRENS)