This is an Air Force SBIR contract topic (DAF27BZ01-NV004) funding R&D on a non-destructive, high-precision launch and flight-control system for long-rod projectiles used in Live Fire Test and Evaluation. It is for small, for-profit US defense-adjacent R&D firms with 500 or fewer employees that can deliver technical work on a contract timeline. Nonprofits, labs without a small-business vehicle, and companies outside defense testing should not bother.
| Industry | Estimated fit |
|---|---|
| Technology & SoftwareMatches your industry (sbir, sttr) | 72 |
| Healthcare & BiotechLimit: Primarily for minority-owned businesses | 49 |
| Energy & Clean TechLimit: Primarily for minority-owned businesses | 47 |
| Food & BeverageLimit: Primarily for minority-owned businesses | 45 |
| Transportation & LogisticsLimit: Primarily for minority-owned businesses | 45 |
| Construction & InfrastructureLimit: Primarily for minority-owned businesses | 43 |
| Industry | Estimated fit |
|---|---|
| ManufacturingLimit: Primarily for minority-owned businesses | 43 |
| Agriculture & FarmingLimit: Primarily for minority-owned businesses | 42 |
| Housing & Real EstateLimit: Primarily for minority-owned businesses | 42 |
| Retail & E-CommerceLimit: Primarily for minority-owned businesses | 40 |
| Finance & BankingLimit: Primarily for minority-owned businesses | 39 |
| Arts & CultureLimit: This program does not accept nonprofit applicants. | 0 |
| Education & TrainingLimit: This program does not accept nonprofit applicants. | 0 |
| Environment & ConservationLimit: This program does not accept nonprofit applicants. | 0 |
| Social Services & NonprofitLimit: This program does not accept nonprofit applicants. | 0 |
These are our matcher’s estimates for a typical business in each industry. A real match depends on your size, your state and what you need the money for — check your own fit.
SBIR Phase I/II contract topic for US small businesses (≤500 employees, majority US-owned). Funds R&D of a non-destructive, high-precision launch and flight-control system for long-rod projectiles to improve Air Force Live Fire Test & Evaluation data for penetrating munitions and aircraft survivability assessments.
The lack of a non-destructive, high-precision launching method for high length-to-diameter (L/D) projectiles fundamentally degrades the fidelity of Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E) data. For the Air Force, this deficiency directly compromises the development of penetrating munitions, degrades the survivability assessments of aerospace platforms, and introduces significant acquisition risks due to flawed test data and increased testing costs. Currently, there is not means of reliably controlling or manipulating the flight of a long rod projectile such that it consistently reaches a target location at a specific orientation. Providing means of accomplishing this feat advances DoW test capabilities for critical data underpinning analytical vulnerability assessments and engineering designs improving the survivability posture of current and next generation combat aircraft.
Program: SBIR, Phase I and Phase II Agency: Department of War, Air Force Topic number: DAF27BZ01-NV004 Solicitation: 27.BZ Released October 7, 2026; proposals accepted from October 28, 2026 Closes November 25, 2026. Check the official solicitation for the exact due time. Award type: contract, not a grant. Official solicitation: https://www.dodsbirsttr.mil/topics-app/ Listed on SBIR.gov: https://www.sbir.gov/topics/13028. SBIR.gov copies agency solicitations and can lag behind them; the official solicitation is the final word.
Small businesses only: a for-profit US business with 500 or fewer employees, including affiliates.
More than 50% owned and controlled by US citizens or permanent residents (some agencies also accept majority ownership by venture capital, hedge fund or private equity firms; the solicitation says).
SBIR: the principal investigator is primarily employed by the business. STTR: the business partners with a US nonprofit research institution or university, which does at least 30% of the work.
Registered in SAM.gov before submitting.
Check the official solicitation for its own conditions, proposal limits and security review.
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