SPECTRUM PHOTONICS INC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase III: THIS PROJECT IS A THAT IS DERIVED FROM EFFORTS MADE UNDER PRIOR SBIR PHASES I AND II. THIS
SPECTRUM PHOTONICS INC — SBIR Phase III award from Department of Defense.
Phase III transition / production-path signal
- Phase III work is typically non-SBIR set-aside follow-on. Seeing SPECTRUM PHOTONICS INC at Phase III is a strong transition indicator in this domain.
- Competitors studying dual-use scale-up should treat Phase III firms as graduation benchmarks, not just Phase I/II volume leaders.
- At $2,942,107, this is a large obligation for typical SBIR Phase sizing — worth reviewing for scope breadth and teaming opportunity.
- Tagged technology areas: Sensors & Sensor Fusion, C4ISR. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
This Army SBIR Phase III award gives Spectrum Photonics Inc. nearly $3 million to build on earlier Phase I and II work. The project advances fabrication, design evaluation, and testing of the HYCARS2 system past initial manned aircraft demonstrations.
- Amount
- $2,942,107
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Department of the Army
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase III
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- HI
- Period
- 2026-07-15 → 2027-04-15
Technology domains
Description
THIS PROJECT IS A SBIR PHASE III AWARD THAT IS DERIVED FROM EFFORTS MADE UNDER PRIOR SBIR PHASES I AND II. THIS EFFORT WILL CONTINUE TO ADVANCE FABRICATION AND EVALUATION OF THE DESIGN OF THE HYCARS2 SYSTEM BEYOND MANNED AIRCRAFT DEMONSTRATION.