The USAF's newly stood-up Point Defense Battle Lab is seeking C-sUAS and sUAS vendors capable of detecting and neutralizing Group 1-3 drones — deployable by four people in under two hours, built for contested environments, and integrated with existing fire control systems.

The Department of Energy is looking for organizations to lead pilot projects that cut distribution grid interconnection costs by 70% through technology and process innovation, with up to $1M available per organization.

The Defense Intelligence Agency is looking for contractors to support R&D and intelligence analysis for missile and space capabilities via a 5+5 year IDIQ contract; TS/SCI clearance required, proposals due April 3.

The Army is looking for autonomous maritime vessels that can carry 18,000+ lbs of cargo across 1,000–2,000 nautical miles in contested littoral environments, with a working prototype deliverable within 180 days of award.

The Army is looking for energy storage and power conversion systems that reduce fuel logistics burdens, minimize detectable signatures, and improve mobility on the battlefield.

The U.S. Army is running a three-phase competition called xTech|Adaptive Strike offering up to $1.5M in prizes for small and large businesses that can provide affordable, rapidly deployable solutions in four areas: long-range reconnaissance drones, low-cost loitering munitions, ground power generation, and counter-drone defense for front-line units.

DIU's AI-Assisted Triage & Treatment Challenge offers up to $999,000 in prizes for portable, AI-powered hemodynamic monitoring devices that give combat medics real-time visibility into patient status on the battlefield — with top performers fast-tracked for a follow-on prototype contract.

The DIU is looking for a geosynchronous space-based reconnaissance system to monitor and characterize satellites in geosynchronous orbit. They are looking for commercial space vehicles, satellite buses, and electro-optical payloads capable of delivering high-resolution space-to-space imagery of resident space objects, with a minimum viable product required within 24 months of award. Open to United States and international vendors.

SOFWERX and the CIA are co-hosting a 5-day in-person event in Chantilly, VA, to collaborate with USSOCOM and the CIA on future field-forward intelligence operations. Focus areas include AI/advanced analytics, edge computing, novel energy sources, secure comms, and smart building infrastructure

The DoW is seeking radar-based commercial counter-drone sensing solutions capable of detecting and tracking small UAS at ranges of 2km or more.

A new DIU solicitation is out for a long-range strike UAS to support Navy surface combatants. They are looking for a 600 nautical mile radius, 1,000-lb munitions payload, operating from small ships or expeditionary locations with minimal infrastructure. Open to U.S. and foreign-owned businesses. To submit, it's just a 5-page brief or 15-slide deck.

The Naval Postgraduate School’s Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing Research and Education is running a large proof-of-concept to test how commercially available, low-cost uncrewed vehicles can move critical parts across land, sea, and air in a contested logistics environment to enable distributed “make-it-where-you-need-it” manufacturing for U.S. forces.

The DoW is seeking defense startups to develop autonomous systems capable of safely deorbiting unprepared satellites, prioritizing scalable, cost-effective solutions that can operate across LEO to GEO and potentially offer "De-orbit as a Service" business models.

The DoW is seeking defense startups to prototype advanced sensor and seeker systems (LIDAR/LADAR, EO/IR, RF) for intercepting ballistic and hypersonic threats, with aggressive timelines requiring lab demonstrations within six-nine months and on-orbit demonstrations within 12-24 months.

DoW seeks a containerized system that can autonomously store, launch, recover, and refit large quantities of unmanned aerial systems with minimal human intervention, enabling rapid deployment and sustained operations in contested environments.

The DoW is modernizing its Secure Unclassified Network to create a secure digital sandbox for rapid software experimentation and artificial intelligence development outside the Department of Defense Information Network. The DoW is seeking innovative solutions to support fast onboarding, collaboration, testing, and validation of new capabilities.

The Air Force’s Combat Identification program is launching a new effort to develop advanced multi-sensor, multi-platform fusion for air-to-ground automatic target recognition. The program is seeking TRL-3+ algorithms and existing platforms that can be matured, integrated, and demonstrated to TRL-7 over the next 4–5 years, positioning them for operational transition

SOFWERX and USSOCOM PEO-TIS are hosting an Industry Day on handheld High Frequency radios for dismounted warfighters needing Beyond-Line-of-Sight communications in satellite-denied environments. U.S. Citizen and U.S. company only

DIU is launching a multi-sprint, $100M prize challenge to build an Autonomous Vehicle Orchestrator: a software layer that turns commander intent into machine-executable tasks, fuses fleet data, coordinates autonomous platforms, and enables human oversight across contested, multi-domain operations without modifying existing vehicle autonomy stacks.

The DoW is pushing for new magnetic-navigation survey platforms to counter GPS denial across open oceans. They need unmanned, scalable, low-cost aircraft that can collect accurate geomagnetic data and validate it in flight. Strong proposals will integrate COTS sensors fast, minimize interference, operate far from base stations, and turn raw magnetic signals into reliable, navigation-ready maps.

SOFWERX, will host a series of events to facilitate product development and/or acquire existing commercial vehicle solutions. The Non-Standard Commercial Vehicles (NSCV) program seeks novel solutions to mitigate the freedom of movement risks associated with modern vehicle telematics systems that contain advanced sensors, GPS, communication systems, and unique data signatures.

The U.S. Army is seeking innovative autonomous ground system and launched effects system solutions from eligible small and large businesses across the globe through the xTech|Edge Strike: Ground competition. This platform offers participants the opportunity to engage with the  U.S. Department of War (DoW), earn prize money and potentially receive a contract award or agreement.

The Missile Defense Research Lab just put out a notice letting companies know they’re open to teaming up through CRADAs, basically collaborative agreements to co-develop and test new defense tech with real commercial potential. The idea is to tap into shared labs, expertise, and resources across the Missile Defense Agency, whether you’re in the DoW ecosystem or not. This isn’t a call for contracts or proposals, just an invite for folks who want to partner. If you’re curious about other ways to work with MDA on tech transfer, they’ve got a dedicated email for that, and you can dig deeper into their federal lab programs online.

The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced the “Genesis Mission,” a national AI initiative to harness federal scientific data, train foundation models, and accelerate research breakthroughs. Twenty-four companies, from Anthropic to xAI, have agreed to collaborate on the initiative. The National Nuclear Security Administration, part of the DoE, plans to use the Genesis Mission to accelerate and improve its own research and operations, and they recently posted a request for information that seeks input to shape the long-term program.

Energywerx, an innovation platform used by the Department of Energy, has posted a challenge with awards up to $400,000 for "cross-cutting technologies" that can be applied across the industrial sector.  Of particular interest are technologies that improve operational productivity or optimize performance for data centers, industrial load, fuel combustion, water treatment, and more. The challenge is coordinated with the DoE's “Industrial Technology Validation” program, which assesses the performance of emerging technologies in industrial environments to explore their viability in real-world conditions.

The U.S. Army is seeking innovative autonomous ground system and launched effects system solutions from eligible small and large businesses across the globe through the xTech|Edge Strike: Ground competition. This platform offers participants the opportunity to engage with the U.S. Department of War (DoW), earn prize money and potentially receive a contract award or agreement. The U.S. Army intends to award up to $2 million in cash prizes throughout the competition to selected participants.

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Geospatial Research Laboratory (GRL) has issued a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) to acquire innovative commercial geospatial, remote sensing, and mapping technologies. The CSO supports mission command, three-dimensional mapping, geospatial foundations, terrain-based navigation, and earth system modeling. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis through June 30, 2026, with evaluations typically completed within 10 days. Selected solutions may receive firm fixed-price contracts, prototype or Other Transaction agreements, and direct awards without live demonstrations, offering a fast pathway to Army and Department of Defense adoption.

SpaceWERX, in partnership with United States Space Force (USSF) Task Force Futures, is hosting the Adaptive and Intelligent Space (AIS) Challenge to accelerate technologies enabling autonomous, resilient, and coordinated satellite operations in contested space environments. Structured as a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) challenge, the program targets a 5–10 year horizon and focuses on space domain awareness, space control, and space battle management. Participants may receive funding for concept development and rapid prototyping, gain access to long-term contracting pathways with the Department of the Air Force, and earn visibility through showcase events, partnerships, and official recognition across government and industry channels.

SOFWERX, in partnership with United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Program Executive Office – Special Operations Forces Warrior (PEO-SW), is seeking low-cost, low size, weight, and power thermal and electro-optical/infrared camera solutions for Group 1 First Person View small unmanned aircraft systems. Selected participants will pitch and demonstrate solutions at a competitive Assessment Event, with strong performers eligible for multiple award pathways, including Other Transaction Authority prototype agreements, follow-on production awards, research and development agreements, prize competitions, or Federal Acquisition Regulation–based contracts.

Modern peer and near-peer threats are accelerating the development and deployment of advanced uncrewed systems (UxS) across all domains of warfare. These technologies are reshaping the character of war, specifically by democratizing the ability for persistent surveillance, precision targeting, electronic disruption, and low-cost mass effects at scale. As adversaries adopt UxS capabilities with increasing speed and sophistication, the U.S. Department of War (DoW) must identify, assess, and integrate next-generation UxS solutions at a faster pace to maintain tactical and strategic overmatch.

Ensuring consistent, resilient energy across military installations and operational theaters has become an increasingly complex challenge for the U.S. military. Aging infrastructure, dependence on vulnerable civilian power grids, complex liquid fuel logistics, and rising energy demands from advanced technologies all threaten mission assurance. Frequent electricity outages, grid disruptions, and limited backup capacity jeopardize critical systems responsible for command, control, communications, and logistics. This directly undermines readiness, training, and operational effectiveness. These vulnerabilities underscore the urgent need for secure, scalable, and independent energy solutions that ensure continuous power for the warfighter to operate anytime, anywhere, regardless of external grid instability or supply chain disruptions.