Broad Agency Announcements
AFRL/RW has released two broad agency announcements (BAAs) that identify the research areas in which we are currently seeking industry partners.
Air Delivered Effects Broad Agency Announcement
Updated March 2023
Research Area 1:
Weapon Airframe Systems Technology Research
Research Area 2:
Bioprincipic Senors, Information Processing & Control
Research Area 3:
Autonomous Target Recognition
Research Area 4:
Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation Technologies
Research Area 5:
Advanced Scene Generation
Research Area 6:
EO/IR/LADAR/SAL System Research
Research Area 7:
Navigation & Estimation Technology
Research Area 8:
MS&A of Advanced Weapons Concepts
Research Area 9:
Lethality, Vulnerability, & Survivability
Research Area 10:
Warhead Research
Research Area 11:
Fuze Research
Research Area 12:
Munitions Energetic Materials
Research Area 13:
Facilities & Equipment Enabling Ordnance Tech/ Adv Energetics
Research Area 14:
Multi-Function, Multi-Mode Radar Research
Research Area 15:
Modular Open Systems Research
Research Area 16:
Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics
Research Area 17:
Weapons Autonomy Technology Research
Research Area 18:
Technology Transfer Innovative Collaboration
Research Area 19:
Cyber Survivability for Precision-Guided Munitions.
Research Area 20:
Strategic Planning, Prototyping, and Experimentation (RWS)
Download the full BAA here.
Air Dominance Broad Agency Announcement
Released October 2024
Research Area 1:
Modeling, Simulation, & Analysis (MS&A)
Research Area 2:
Innovative Aircraft Integration Technologies
Research Area 3:
Find-Fix-Target-Track (F272) & Datalink Technologies
Research Area 4:
Engagement Management System Technologies
Research Area 5:
High Velocity Fuzing
Research Area 6:
Missile Electronics
Research Area 7:
Missile Guidance & Control Technologies
Research Area 8:
Advanced Warhead Technologies
Research Area 9:
Advanced Missile Propulsion Technologies
Research Area 10:
Control Actuation Systems
Research Area 11:
Missile Carriage & Release Technologies
Research Area 12:
Missile Test & Evaluation Technologies
Research Area 13:
Artificial Intelligence / Autonomy
Download the full BAA list here.