SBIR DON26BZ03-NV063 (Navy): Anomalous Behavior Detection and Alerting for Congested Maritime Environments
U.S. Department of Defense — Navy
Who can apply
Small Business. Startup
About this opportunity
Navy SBIR topic — under DoW SBIR 2026 BAA (Solicitation 26.BZ, Release 3) — Accepting submissions 2026-06-24 to 2026-07-22. Objective: Develop a capability for automated Pattern of Life (PoL) analysis in congested maritime environments. Description: U.S. Navy platforms defended by the Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) combat system frequently transit maritime regions of the world that are congested with oceangoing vessels and aircraft traffic, which may include fishing vessels, tankers and cargo container ships, commercial airliners, or hostile entities such as enemy surface combatants or anti-air warfare (AAW) threats. In those congested maritime environments, enemies may attempt to hide within the noise of maritime congestion in an effort to gain initiative and surprise against U.S. Navy f...