BARRON ASSOCIATES, INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE II, TOPIC A23-014, PERSISTENT INTELLIGENCE

BARRON ASSOCIATES, 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 $1,099,887 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
  • Tagged technology areas: Autonomy & Robotics, C4ISR. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.

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Summary

Barron Associates won a $1.1 million Army SBIR Phase II contract to develop perching unmanned air vehicles that can land and stay in place for long periods. The goal is to create drones that provide ongoing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance without needing constant flight.

Amount
$1,099,887
Agency
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase II
NAICS
541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
Place of performance
VA
Period
2025-03-24 → 2027-03-24

Technology domains

Autonomy & Robotics C4ISR

Description

SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE II, TOPIC A23-014, PERSISTENT INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE VIA PERCHING UNMANNED AIR VEHICLES. PH I W58RGZ-24-C-0016.

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