# SBIR / STTR #DAF27BZ02-DV022

Air Force SBIR effort to mature a miniaturized aircraft communications processor for flight demonstration

**Buyer:** United States Air Force
**Posted:** November 04, 2026
**Respond By:** January 06, 2027
**Identifier:** DAF27BZ02-DV022
**NAICS:** 334220, 334418

The U.S. Air Force is seeking a Direct-to-Phase-II SBIR effort to mature a miniaturized, modular hybrid communications processor for aircraft use.
- **Government buyer:** Department of the Air Force, associated with Air Combat Command; PAE Weapons, C3BM.
- **Opportunity:** SBIR topic DAF27BZ02-DV022, for a Multi-Function Processor, Rapid Architecture, Miniaturized (MFP-RAM). The effort is intended to mature a prototype or subsystem technologies into a minimum viable product for surrogate-aircraft flight demonstration.
- **Requested work:** Develop and integrate a flight-representative Small Form Factor Line Replaceable Unit (LRU), including multi-band, multi-waveform software-defined radios, supporting hardware, and containerized software. Quantity and part number are not specified.
- **Notable requirements:** COTS-first, modular design; compliance with the Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA); secure RED/BLACK separation, Multi-Level Security, and Zero Trust capabilities; and integration within aircraft constraints. Work includes laboratory, environmental, cybersecurity, system-level, captive-carry, and live-flight testing on a Government-designated tactical or surrogate aircraft.
- **Deliverables:** Flight-representative LRUs, baseline software, engineering and compliance documentation, test and validation results, supporting engineering data, and a transition and scaling plan.
- **Security:** The notice identifies CMMC Level 2 (Self).
- **OEMs and vendors:** No specific OEMs, vendors, or manufacturers are named in the provided materials.

### Description

This SBIR topic is for a Direct to Phase 2 effort titled “Multi-Function Processor, Rapid Architecture, Miniaturized (MFP-RAM).” The topic is associated with the U.S. Air Force (USAF), command ACC, under the DoW SBIR 2027 BAA, Release 2. The source identifies a response deadline of January 7, 2027; the attached BAA instructions state proposals are due by January 6, 2027. The topic is marked CMMC Level 2 (Self).

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