Platform-Agnostic, Open Architecture, Advanced Automated Search & Track and Target Recognition Enhancement for Airborne, Fixed-Wing Special Operations Applications
SBIR Opportunity Analysis
The United States Special Operations Command and Air Force Special Operations Command are seeking AI-enabled technologies under SBIR topic DAF26BZ03-DV024 to automate and optimize search and track functions for electro-optical and infrared sensors on special operations aircraft. The work centers on advanced automated search and track algorithms, MTI and ATR concepts and software, open-architecture integration, and hardware-lite solutions, including a roll-on/roll-off prototype for flight evaluation on platforms such as the AC-130J. This Direct-to-Phase-II effort is software-intensive and platform-agnostic, intended for crewed and uncrewed SOF platforms with imaging sensors, and requires prior feasibility evidence, with ITAR and EAR restrictions and disclosure of any proposed foreign national involvement. The opportunity is in pre-release, opens June 24, 2026, and applications are due July 22, 2026 at 4:00 PM UTC.