Multi-Function Processor, Rapid Architecture, Miniaturized (MFP-RAM)

SBIR topic DAF27BZ02-DV022 (U.S. Department of Defense – Air Force), Phase I and II. Open to U.S. small businesses. Opens: December 2, 2026. Closes: January 6, 2027. Tactical communications systems must operate in RF-dense and contested environments while adapting to changing mission requirements. Current tightly coupled, proprietary, single-purpose hardware limits rapid technology insertion and the coexistence of multiple security domains. The Government seeks a COTS-first, modular, reconfigurable hybrid communications Line Replaceable Unit that integrates multi-band Software Defined Radios, modular open-system interfaces, secure RED/BLACK separation, and a containerized software environment. The capability must support integration into representative air platforms while reducing host-aircraft modification burden and enabling future waveform or payload changes with minimal redesign.Proposals must address the remaining system-level research and development required to integrate, validate, qualify, and flight-demonstrate the hybrid communications capability. Proposals do not have to result in a production-ready capability, but must be sufficient to facilitate a minimum viable product (MVP) which can be used in a surrogate flight demonstration. Official solicitation: https://www.dodsbirsttr.mil/topics-app/