SBIR OSW26BZ04-NV010 (Office of the Secretary of Defense): Survivable & Affordable Lens Technology (SALT)
U.S. Department of Defense — Office of the Secretary of Defense
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- Posted
- Jul 2, 2026
- Closes
- Aug 19, 2026 (in 27 days)
Amount
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Who can apply
Small Business. Startup
About this opportunity
Office of the Secretary of Defense SBIR topic — under DoW SBIR 2026 BAA (Solicitation 26.BZ, Release 4) — Accepting submissions 2026-07-22 to 2026-08-19. Objective: The objective of this effort is to obtain low cost infrared optics for attritable unmanned drone vehicles. The scope of this topic is to investigate whether alkali-halide optical materials can be used as cost-effective alternatives to the more traditional materials used in military-grade uncooled infrared sensors. A preferred use-case encompasses an uncooled infrared sensor such as the Odd Systems Kurbas-640, which has a focal plane containing 640 × 512 detector elements with a 12 micron pitch spacing, and which is combined with an imaging lens having an 18 mm focal length operating at F#/1.1 and with a transmission exceeding 7...
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