AFWERX Open Topic SBIR/STTR
Offers AFWERX open topic support for United States small businesses with dual use ideas through an always open route.
The AFWERX Open Topic SBIR/STTR program is a rolling, out-of-cycle solicitation through which U.S. small businesses propose their own dual-use technology solutions without being constrained to a government-pre-defined problem set. AFWERX describes the Open Topic as 'the front door to working with the Department of the Air Force,' allowing companies to define how their commercial technology can ben…
Open-ended dual-use technology proposals — companies define their own topic aligned with Air Force/Space Force interests.
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