ARETE ASSOCIATES — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: ARETE NEUROMORPHIC STAR TRACKER PHASE II SBIR
ARETE ASSOCIATES — 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 $1,249,849 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
- Tagged technology areas: Artificial Intelligence/ML, Sensors & Sensor Fusion, Space & Satellite. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Arete Associates received about $1.25 million from the Air Force for Phase II of their SBIR project to develop a neuromorphic star tracker. This technology uses brain-like computing to help spacecraft navigate by tracking stars more efficiently.
- Amount
- $1,249,849
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2025-03-04 → 2027-03-05
Technology domains
Artificial Intelligence/ML Sensors & Sensor Fusion Space & Satellite
Description
ARETE NEUROMORPHIC STAR TRACKER PHASE II SBIR