NAVWAR Open Topic for Resilient Wideband RF Photonic Architectures for Assured Communications and PNT in Contested Electromagnetic Environments
SBIR Opportunity Analysis
NAVWAR, through the Navy’s Communications and GPS Navigation Program Office, is seeking SBIR solutions for resilient wideband RF photonic front-end architectures that support assured communications and assured position, navigation, and timing in contested electromagnetic environments. The work calls for developing, prototyping, and demonstrating a transceiver front end that can improve receiver performance, preserve wideband signal integrity, and suppress unknown interference and jamming using integrated, fiber-remoted, or packaged photonic approaches. In Phase I, offerors are expected to explore technical feasibility, design a coherent link architecture, and develop chip-level and packaging concepts; Phase II focuses on optimizing, building, and testing a functioning packaged front end, with the possibility that the work becomes classified. The solicitation is open under DON26BX01-NP001, with proposals due June 3, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET.