# SBIR / STTR #DAF27BZ02-DV021

AFRL SBIR research for a reconfigurable aircraft-survivability pod

**Buyer:** United States Air Force
**Posted:** November 04, 2026
**Respond By:** January 06, 2027
**Identifier:** DAF27BZ02-DV021
**NAICS:** 336413, 336419

The Department of the Air Force is seeking Direct-to-Phase-II SBIR research to develop and test a reconfigurable aircraft-survivability pod for contested environments.
- Government buyer: Department of the Air Force; Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
- Topic: DAF27BZ02-DV021, based on the AFRL Agile Pod framework.
- Requested system: An open-architecture, reconfigurable pod with edge computing, containerized processing, EO/IR threat sensing, DIRCM and countermeasure interfaces, and autonomous threat detection and response. The design should support correlation across multiple pods and OMS/UCI-aligned interfaces.
- Prototype: One or more flight-representative experimental pod systems with reconfigurable edge-compute chassis, power conditioning, and active threat-warning and countermeasure payloads. No part numbers or firm quantities are specified.
- Work and deliverables: Develop and experimentally evaluate the architecture; conduct laboratory, hardware-in-the-loop, environmental, EMI/EMC, captive-carry, and flight testing; provide prototypes, software and source code, open interface documentation, test data, reports, and a transition roadmap.
- Requirement: CMMC Level 2 (Self). No OEMs, commercial vendors, or specific product models are identified in the notice.

### Description

This USAF SBIR topic seeks a rapidly reconfigurable pod-based system survivability suite for air operations in contested environments. It is designated Direct to Phase 2 (D2) under the DoW SBIR 2027 BAA, Release 2. The topic response deadline is January 6, 2027, at 17:00 UTC, and questions are due December 23, 2026, at 17:00 UTC. The source lists CMMC Level 2 (Self).

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