DOD · SOCOM Open SBIR · Direct to Phase II
SOC26BZ06-DV006

Resilient Integrated Photonic Transport In Denied Environments (RIPTIDE)

Parent BAA: DoW SBIR 2026 BAA · Release 6
Opens
Sep 23, 2026
Closes
Oct 21, 2026
Deadline
—
Component
SOCOM
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Projected CMMC Level Requirement

Level 2 (Self)

Technology Areas

  • None

Modernization Priorities

  • Integrated Network Systems-of-Systems
  • Integrated Sensing and Cyber
  • Microelectronics
  • Trusted AI and Autonomy

Keywords

  • free-space optical communications
  • photonic crosslink
  • cooperative navigation
  • alternative PNT
  • GPS-denied navigation
  • optical mesh network
  • time transfer
  • optical direction finding
  • laser ranging
  • distributed state estimation
  • unmanned aerial systems
  • LPI/LPD datalink

Objective Summary

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. The proposed free-space photonic crosslinks will simultaneously provide low probability of intercept and low probability of detection (LPI/LPD) data transport, precision time transfer, optical direction finding, and ranging.

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

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