Resilient Integrated Photonic Transport In Denied Environments (RIPTIDE)

The Special Operations Command posted this SBIR topic. It takes Phase II proposals until October 21, 2026.

Topic: SOC26BZ06-DV006
Call: DoW SBIR 2026 BAA
Agency: Department of Defense, Special Operations Command

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The objective of this topic is to develop applied research toward an innovative capability that provides resilient, jam-resistant communications and cooperative navigation for distributed Group three (3) unmanned aerial system (UAS) formations operating in Global Positioning System (GPS)-denied environments across a theater-scale formation spanning two hundred (200) to three hundred (300) nautical miles over feature-sparse terrain.

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