SBIR DON26BZ03-NV060 (Navy): Intra-Satellite Communications
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 hardware capability that communicates rapidly between any commercial satellites to reduce latency of data transmission to track open ocean targets. Description: The current model for commercial satellite communication involves each satellite independently communicating directly with ground stations or geostationary relay satellites. This architecture presents a significant challenge for tracking mobile targets, especially across wide areas. Because satellites do not communicate directly with each other, a target moving out of the field of view (FOV) of one satellite requires a time-consuming handoff process involving ground stations. This process ...