Creating a Mobile L-Band Linear Accelerator (LINAC)
SBIR Opportunity Analysis
The Air Force, through White Sands Missile Range’s Survivability, Vulnerability and Assessment Directorate, is seeking a Direct-to-Phase-II SBIR effort to design and build a transportable L-Band linear accelerator with a 20 MeV output. The work centers on creating a mobile LINAC that can function as a standalone nuclear test environment and also support combined environment testing for microelectronics. Phase II includes final design and procurement or fabrication of major subsystems such as the injector, modulator, beamline, magnetics, diagnostics, cooling, power, controls, software, and RF systems, while leveraging existing LINAC components already recovered from a prior DoW system. The effort is a two-year Phase II in which the legacy parts will be transported offsite for analysis, and the awardee must provide a final design, execution plan, and cost estimates for any remaining Phase III completion work. Applications are due June 24, 2026 at 4:00 PM UTC under topic DAF26BZ02-DV014.