Open SBIR/STTR Topics — July 2026
80 open SBIR & STTR topics in the July 2026 capture cycle. Grouped by component so you can scan AFWERX, Navy, Army, and civilian agency deadlines in one place.
NavalX (25)
- Improved Response to Lithium-ion Battery Fires
- Self-repairing Hazardous Materials Packaging
- Freight Corridor Predictive Intelligence
- Mobile High-Power Emergency Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) De-energizer System for Rail Vehicle Propulsion
- Automated Mobile Catch-basin Inspection System
- Edge Artificial Intelligence Vehicle-to-Everything (AI-V2X) Integrated Practical Solutions for Congestion Prevention and Mitigation
- Increase End-of-Life Battery Safety and Recovery of Rare Earth Minerals
- Person-Centered, Carefree, Complete Trip Planning - Powered by AI
- Thermal Indicator Coatings for Hazardous Materials Packaging Safety
- Predictive Safety Analytics for Commercial Transport Modernization
- Terminal Defense Weapon System Coordinator
- Intra-Satellite Communications
- Secure Tasking of Commercial Assets
- High-Throughput Embarked Data Transfer
- Optimizing Satellite Imagery across Commercial Vendors
- NAVAIR & NAVSEA Open Topic for Counter Unmanned Air Systems (C-UAS)
- Adaptive Sensor Management
- Anomalous Behavior Detection and Alerting for Congested Maritime Environments
- Gun Weapon Systems Ammunition Handling and Controls Modernization
- Multi-Band Approach to Target Discovery
- Long-Range Listening Device
- Predictive Movement for Object Oriented Tracking
- Real-time Zero Trust Data and Access Control for Combat Systems
- Domestic Production of Plant-based Carbon Fiber Precursors in Support of Hypersonic Applications
- High Precision Specialized Waveguides for Extreme Temperatures
Army (4)
- Ground-Based Affordable Mass (G-BAM)
- UH-60M Patient Handling System
- Asymmetric Collaborative Counter Swarm
- Asymmetric Collaborative Counter Swarm
DARPA (8)
- Real-Time Pathogen-Host Interactome Prediction
- Expeditionary Closed and Air-Independent Power and Energy (ExCAIPE)
- Engineering Sleep for Cognitive Performance
- Manufacturing Technologies for Ryberg-based Atomic Sensors (MANTRAS)-SBIR XL
- Biomanufacturing of Hierarchical Biocomposites for High-Performance Thermal Interface Materials
- Fusion of Abstract Learning and Context-Optimized Neural-methods (FALCON)
- Non-Volatile Memory for Extreme Environments
- Art of Novel Signals: Predicting and Forecasting with High Confidence
DHA (2)
- Open Architecture OEM Real-time Ultrafine Particulate Sensor
- Field Speciation of Ultrafine to Coarse Particulate
DLA (3)
- AI-Powered Tool for Automated Evaluation of Vendor Economic Dependency
- Digital Twin of the Organization for Enhanced Mission Readiness
- Next-Generation Non-Lithium Battery Technology for Safe, Extreme-Environment, High-Performance Resilient Military Logistics and Field Operations
MDA (11)
- Software Defined Radio for Link Diversity
- Neuromorphic Hardware
- Universal Automated Control Assessment, Validation & Risk Correlation Platform for Hybrid DoW Environments
- Software Defined Antenna for Interceptor-to-Interceptor Communications
- Radiation Hardening of Non-Hardened Commercial Microelectronics
- Miniaturization, Modulation, and Chip Scaling of Photonic Technologies
- Low-Volatility, Reduced-Toxicity Hypergolic Propellants
- Open Topic for Historical Radiation Data Analysis for Enhanced Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) Modeling and Prediction
- Novel Ignition Systems for multi-pulse Solid Propellant Rocket Motors
- Potential Application of Very Large Array (VLA) over Transmission Infrastructure
- Next-Gen Thermal Batteries for Missile Defense Application
NSIN (2)
- Event-Based Sensing Hardware and Algorithms for Navigation
- Large Étendue, High Spectral Resolution Asymmetric Spatial Heterodyne Interferometer for Quantum and Dual-Use Remote Sensing Applications
OSD (9)
- T3CP Patent Holiday SBIR Open Topic Call
- High-speed nanophotonic spatial light modulators
- Tunable Nonlocal Metasurfaces for Edge Computing and Processing
- Survivable & Affordable Lens Technology (SALT)
- Integrated Multicomponent Module for Quantum Sensors
- High-speed Photon-Number-Resolution Quanta Imaging Sensor Array
- Adaptive AI-Driven Waveform Design
- Collaborative Aided Target Recognition Using Next-Generation Foundation Models for Multi-Domain Unmanned Systems
- High-speed Photon-Number-Resolution Quanta Imaging Sensor Array
SOFWERX (3)
- Platform-Agnostic, Open Architecture, Advanced Automated Search & Track and Target Recognition Enhancement for Airborne, Fixed-Wing Special Operations Applications
- Replanning for Evasive Autonomy to Counter Threats
- Advanced Stand-Off Detection of Concealed Materials (ASDCM)
USAF (13)
- Quantum Solutions for Proactive Advanced Response in Cyber Warfare - QSPARX
- Development of Directed Energy Systems for Space-Based Applications
- Nickel Molybdenum Hard Chrome Alternative
- Leveraging AI/ML for Optimizing JAG Data, Decision Making, and Military Justice Outcomes
- Complementaru Flush Air Data System for Subsonic/Transonic Bomber Operations and Weapon Platforms
- Compact High-Pressure CO₂ Compressor for Aviation Thermal Management Systems
- A4MT - Weapons Trailer Hydraulic Heating
- Humanoid Robotic Fleet Management
- Safe Falling and Failing For Humanoid Robots
- High Spectral/Spatial/Temporal Resolution MWIR Hyperspectral Imager
- Very Low-Cost Kinetic Defeat for C-sUAS
- Commercial-Derived Insights for Novel Tactical Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Tracking (TacSRT) Capabilities
- Advancing Assured Access: Integrated Digital Capabilities for the 2 SLS to Accelerate Mission Tempo and Readiness