MAVERICKS PHOTONICS, INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: SBIR PHASE II - PRECISE INTERFEROMETERS AS STRATOSPHERIC MICROPHONES (PRISM)
MAVERICKS PHOTONICS, 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 $1,799,999, this is a large obligation for typical SBIR Phase sizing — worth reviewing for scope breadth and teaming opportunity.
- Tagged technology areas: Sensors & Sensor Fusion, Space & Satellite. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
This Phase II award gives Mavericks Photonics nearly $1.8 million to develop precise optical interferometers that work as high-altitude microphones in the stratosphere. The PRISM system will help the Air Force detect and monitor acoustic signals from very high altitudes.
- Amount
- $1,799,999
- 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
- 2026-05-18 → 2028-05-17
Technology domains
Description
SBIR PHASE II - PRECISE INTERFEROMETERS AS STRATOSPHERIC MICROPHONES (PRISM)