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DARPA SBIR: Manufacturing Technologies for Rydberg-based Atomic Sensors (MANTRAS) - SBIR XL is sponsored by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Seeks proposals to develop a low-size, weight, and power (SWaP), ruggedized, and manufacturable platform for real-time measurement, data acquisition, and analysis of wideband RF signals using Rydberg-based atomic sensors.
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Applications for DARPA SBIR: Manufacturing Technologies for Rydberg-based Atomic Sensors (MANTRAS) - SBIR XL are due July 22, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
DARPA SBIR: Manufacturing Technologies for Rydberg-based Atomic Sensors (MANTRAS) - SBIR XL is funded by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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