U.S. Department of Defense – Navy (STTR)

Open calls

Closing soonest first. Updated November 6, 2026.

• Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) for Advanced Cryocooled Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) Sensors
  Deadline: January 6, 2027 · Not specified
• Compact Unmanned Aerial System for Marine Species Monitoring
  Deadline: January 6, 2027 · $10,000 – $15,000
• Computational Frameworks for the Development and Qualification of Additive Manufacturing-Tailored Wire Feedstock for Naval Directed Energy Deposition
  Deadline: January 6, 2027 · Not specified
• Conformal Printed Antennas for Missile and Weapon Composite Airframes
  Deadline: January 6, 2027 · Not specified
• Domestic Manufacturing of Large Area Raman Laser Materials
  Deadline: January 6, 2027 · Not specified
• Field-Friendly Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Systems
  Deadline: January 6, 2027 · Not specified
• Growth and Production of As2S3 Waveguides
  Deadline: January 6, 2027 · Not specified
• Heterogenous Swarm Control through Artificial Intelligence-embodied Architecture
  Deadline: January 6, 2027 · Not specified
• Membranes for Separation, Purification, Compression, and Storage of Carbon Resources from Alkaline Water
  Deadline: January 6, 2027 · Not specified
• Mission-Specialized Large Language Models for Operational Training and Knowledge Integration
  Deadline: January 6, 2027 · Not specified
• Multi-Modal Luminescent Paint Systems for Underwater Surface Diagnostics
  Deadline: January 6, 2027 · Not specified
• Persistent, Geochemically-Driven Low-Temperature Power Systems for Subsea Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
  Deadline: January 6, 2027 · Not specified
• Photonic-Crystal Surface Emitting Lasers (PCSELS) in the Near-Infrared (NIR)
  Deadline: January 6, 2027 · Not specified
• Self-Sustaining Wave Energy Capture for Persistent Autonomous Ocean-Going Systems
  Deadline: January 6, 2027 · Not specified
• Validated Modular Autonomy for Undersea Multi-Vehicle Coordination
  Deadline: January 6, 2027 · Not specified