One hundred thirty interesting new topics and themes were included in the December 2024 prerelease for the DoD Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR). The DoD SBIR program enables small businesses to develop and deliver innovative technologies addressing specific defense needs. Through three scheduled solicitations each fiscal year, the DoD competitively awards research and development contracts to small technology businesses, fostering solutions to national security challenges. 

Mark your calendars, proposals will begin to be accepted on January 8, 2025, and will close on February 5, 2025.   

Here are some particularly interesting topics:

⚡️Hypersonic Focused Topics:

• AF251-0009:  Miniaturized cameras for testing
• AF251-0010:  High-speed, non-intrusive, time-resolved instrument measurements
• MDA251-D005:  Advanced divert and attitude control systems

🤖 AI/ML Focused Topics:

• AF251-0004:  LLC for warfare competition
• AF251-D016:  Deep Neural Networks for Reliability Modeling
• AF251-D021:  Long Kill Chain via Secure Private Clouds

Looking forward to what comes next as the industry and the underlying technologies continue to leap forward.