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Navy SBIR Counter-Unmanned Air Systems (C-UAS) Topic DON26BX03-NP002 is sponsored by U.S. Department of the Navy (NAVAIR & NAVSEA, Navy SBIR/STTR Program). This Navy SBIR topic funds small businesses to develop AI-enabled systems that detect, track, identify, and neutralize hostile drones and drone swarms. The effort emphasizes autonomous sensing, machine-learning-based classification, and counter-UAS engagement for naval operations.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: U.S. small businesses meeting SBIR eligibility (fewer than 500 employees, majority U.S.-owned), with a principal investigator primarily employed by the company. Companies must register with the DoD SBIR/STTR portal. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $315,000 for Phase I, typically up to $1,800,000 for Phase II. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for Navy SBIR Counter-Unmanned Air Systems (C-UAS) Topic DON26BX03-NP002 are due July 22, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Navy SBIR Counter-Unmanned Air Systems (C-UAS) Topic DON26BX03-NP002 is funded by U.S. Department of the Navy (NAVAIR & NAVSEA, Navy SBIR/STTR Program). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
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NAVAIR & NAVSEA Open Topic for Counter Unmanned Air Systems (C-UAS) (DON26BX03-NP002) is sponsored by U.S. Department of the Navy (NAVAIR & NAVSEA, Navy SBIR/STTR Program). This SBIR Open Topic, jointly run by NAVAIR and NAVSEA, seeks innovative AI, machine learning, sensor fusion, and non-kinetic defeat solutions to develop advanced Counter-UAS (C-UAS) technologies. The objective is to enhance existing prototypes or concepts to improve C-UAS operations and demonstrate novel, highly effective, and scalable capabilities to counter hostile UAS threats, including swarms, in complex operational environments. Primary technology areas of interest include target recognition, swarm detection, tracking, anomalies, and kinetic defeat systems.
NAVAIR & NAVSEA Open Topic for Counter Unmanned Air Systems (C-UAS) is sponsored by U.S. Department of the Navy (NAVAIR & NAVSEA, Navy SBIR/STTR Program). This SBIR Open Topic seeks innovative solutions for Counter-UAS (C-UAS) technologies to detect, track, identify, and neutralize hostile drones and drone swarms. It specifically calls for AI, machine learning, sensor fusion, and non-kinetic defeat solutions to protect military forces and critical infrastructure. Focus areas include AI-Powered Target Recognition, AI/ML-Enhanced Swarm Detection, Tracking, and Anomalies, and AI/ML for Countering Advanced Signature Management.
This Navy SBIR topic (DON26BX03-NP002), run jointly by NAVAIR and NAVSEA, funds small businesses to develop AI-enabled systems that detect, track, identify, and neutralize hostile drones and drone swarms. The effort emphasizes autonomous sensing, machine-learning-based classification, and counter-UAS engagement for naval operations. Phase I awards provide up to $315,000 to establish technical feasibility, with follow-on Phase II funding available for prototype development.
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The Department of the Navy pre-released FY26 Release 3 SBIR/STTR on June 3, 2026 — 12 BAA topics and one Commercial Solutions Opening for Counter-Unmanned Air Systems. Topics span adaptive sensor management, anomalous behavior detection, satellite imagery optimization, real-time zero-trust data for combat systems, and gun weapon systems modernization. Technical questions cut off June 23. Proposals open June 24 and close July 22. NAVAIR and NAVSEA co-host a Counter-UAS webinar June 16. Phase I funding tops out at $315,000. The CSO open topic for AI-powered drone defense is the structural news: it's the first time NAVAIR has used a CSO vehicle to fund counter-drone work outside the conventional Phase I/II structure, and it changes how small businesses can engage with the Navy's most urgent capability gap.
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