DOD · Navy Pre-Release SBIR · Phase I
DON27BZ02-NV016

Improved Ionosphere D-region Specification for High Frequency Propagation

Parent BAA: DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · Release 2
Opens
Dec 2, 2026
Closes
Jan 6, 2027
Deadline
—
Component
Navy
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Technical Point of Contact

Bruce Fritz; Katherine Zawdie

During pre-release, until the topic opens on Dec 2, 2026, you may contact the topic author directly with technical questions. After that, questions go through the Topic Q&A on DSIP.

Projected CMMC Level Requirement

Level 2 (Self)

Technology Areas

  • None

Modernization Priorities

  • Integrated Sensing and Cyber
  • Space Technology

Keywords

  • Ionosphere
  • D-region
  • space weather
  • very low frequency
  • VLF
  • high frequency
  • HF
  • skywave propagation
  • radar
  • communication

Objective Summary

Develop tools and/or techniques to improve characterization of the D-region ionosphere sufficient for skillful ionosphere model specification and forecast over climatology and that demonstrate the impact of improved methodology on ionosphere accuracy for use by high frequency (HF) and very low frequency (VLF) signal propagation tools.

The full objective, description, Phase I, II and III requirements and evaluation criteria are in the official topic on DSIP.

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Topic details summarized from the official DoW SBIR/STTR solicitation. The full solicitation text, phase descriptions, evaluation criteria and submission requirements are published by the Department of War at dodsbirsttr.mil. Defense Grant Writers does not host or reproduce solicitation content.