SBIR DPA26BZ03-DV011 (DARPA): Manufacturing Technologies for Ryberg-based Atomic Sensors (MANTRAS)-SBIR XL
U.S. Department of Defense — DARPA
Who can apply
Small Business. Startup
About this opportunity
DARPA SBIR topic — under DoW SBIR 2026 BAA (Solicitation 26.BZ, Release 3) — Accepting submissions 2026-06-24 to 2026-07-22. Objective: Demonstrate a low-SWaP, ruggedized, and manufacturable platform for real-time measurement, data acquisition, and analysis of wideband RF signals using Rydberg-based atomic sensors. Description: Rydberg-based RF receivers are a class of emerging quantum technologies that are potentially capable of reception over an immensely broad carrier band (from HF/UHF to the millimeter-wave regime), high sensitivity, and passive operability within a single compact package.[1] Each of these attributes can, in turn, lend themselves to disruptive applications beyond the capabilities of conventional electro-optic, antenna-based, or plasmonic receivers. While the potential ...