SBIR ARM26BX02-NV004 (Army): Scalable Agile Manufacturing of Launched Effects
U.S. Department of Defense — Army
Who can apply
Small Business. Startup
About this opportunity
Army SBIR topic — under DoW SBIR 2026 CSO (Solicitation 26.BX, Release 2) — Accepting submissions 2026-05-27 to 2026-06-24. Objective: The objective of this topic is to demonstrate mass production of launched effect airframes at high rates (objective: 10,000 / month) and low cost (objective: $2,000) while also quickly accommodating design changes. Description: Uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) are expected to play an increasingly significant role on the future battlefield. Launched Effects (LEs) are UAS launched from a tube either from air or ground platforms and can perform a variety of missions. The attritable or optionally recoverable nature and desire for “swarming” of LEs means the Army will need large numbers of them produced at high rates and for low cost, and a rapidly changing battl...