SBIR DAF27BZ02-DV018 (Air Force): High-Efficiency Expeditionary Group 2 and Group 3 VTOL UAS for Long-Range Distributed ISR/SOF Operations
U.S. Department of Defense — Air Force
- Posted
- Nov 13, 2026
- Closes
- Jan 6, 2027 (in 54 days)
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About this opportunity
Air Force SBIR topic — Accepting submissions 2026-12-02 to 2027-01-06. Runway independence provides substantial operational flexibility for ISR/SOF missions but creates significant technical penalties in aircraft weight, propulsion complexity, energy consumption, endurance, payload, reliability, and cost. The research challenge is to minimize these penalties while enabling a persistent, expeditionary autonomous aircraft capable of operating from austere and distributed locations. The Government seeks emerging VTOL technologies combining reliable vertical operations with efficient forward flight, extended endurance, useful payload capacity, resilient communications, and autonomous mission execution. Solutions may employ tilt-wing, tilt-rotor, lift-plus-cruise, tailsitter, distributed propu...