The agenda features senior leadership perspectives from U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC), Army PAE Fires, Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and the Office of the Undersecretary of War for Research and Engineering. These sessions will highlight rapid-capability delivery approaches while maintaining a long-term strategic vision for future missile defense capabilities and joint warfighting needs.

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18 Aug 2026

NNSA Innovation Day 2026

NNSA Innovation Day brings together startups, investors, universities, and ecosystem partners for an inside look at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and its national laboratories, plants, and sites.

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14 Oct 2026

FATHOMWERX SUMMIT 2026

FATHOMWERX Summit, with participation from ANTX Coastal Trident Open House and NATO Joint Capability Group Maritime Unmanned Systems (JCGMUS) has the goal of encouraging collisions at the intersections between industry, academia, the Department of the Navy, and allied forces. This inclusive event at FATHOMWERX, will be filled with tested technologies, demonstrations, networking.

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New Commercialization Opportunity

Explosive Threat Mitigation Unit

PORTABLE, COST-EFFECTIVE CONTAINMENT AND BLAST MITIGATION FOR SMALL EXPLOSIVE THREATS.

When security personnel identify a potential explosive device, they can use a steel box to contain it until the threat can be assessed and mitigated. However, steel boxes are bulky and heavy, which hinders the rapid and secure containment of potential explosives.

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Upcoming Events

2026 Innovate Tech Forum

21 July 2026

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NNSA Innovation Day 2026

18 Aug 2026

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FATHOMWERX SUMMIT 2026

14 Oct 2026

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SOFWERX Tech Tuesdays

Tech Tuesday is a forum designed to specifically identify and discover Transformational levels of technology. On behalf of USSOCOM, SOFWERX uses this forum to engage Industry and Academia to pitch their unique capabilities to USSOCOM and/or other interested government partners.

Every Tuesday

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LANDWERX Tech Thursdays

LANDWERX, a non-profit organization partnered with Landus Cooperative, is a platform to bring together innovators and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to solve Farmer-Owner challenges.

Every Thursday

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Boosted awareness
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Commercialization Opportunities

Measurement System and Methods of Measuring a Reflection Coefficient

Researchers at the Transportation Security Laboratory have invented the Measurement System and Methods of Measuring a Reflection Coefficient (MSMMRC) to address challenges with the setup and calibration of an apparatus to perform dielectric measurements

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Rescue Basket

An improved rescue basket to be used in search and rescue operations capable of safely, holding two adults and drastically improving recovery time in an environment where every second counts.

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Optical Flight Motion Simulator

A cost effective and compact method of enhancing performance of a 5-axis Flight Motion Simulator (FMS). A series of angularly varying elements, referred to as “Risley elements” are used to provide a changing angle of incidence to the test article while maintaining a fixed field of view of the projector provide high angular accuracy and high-speed performance.

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Scalable Body Armor System

Modular body armor system allows exchange of soft or hard panels based on situation needs. Traditional body armor used by law enforcement is usually worn under an officer's clothes and contains handgun-rated ballistic panels.

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Peel-and-Adhere Photonic Crystal

A low-cost photonic crystal film that can be fastened to a curved or flat surface by an adhesive substance for the purpose of altering the optical properties of the surface.

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High Resolution Enhancement for 3D LiDAR Systems

The actuated, 3-D spinning sensor device can be added to a LIDAR system to create high resolution 3-D composite images.

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Hexagonal Efficient Coordinated System (HECS)

HECS, an AFRL/RW patent that enables production of higher resolution digital images by utilizing a hexagonal formation. The enhanced images are able to retain their original file size and thus do not require additional storage space.

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Collection Chamber for Scent Detection

A concept for a contactless sample collection system that would use concentrated particle and vapor capture for improved scent detection by K-9S

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USAF96 Steel

AFRL/RW has developed a Low Alloy High Performance Steel commonly referred to as “USAF-96”. This carbon steel composition does not contain Tungsten (W) or Cobalt (Co) and contains low amounts of Nickel (Ni) and can be manufactured through a variety of standard, commercial production techniques, including air-melt production.

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Plasmonic-Photonic Biomimicking Sensor for Airborne Agent Detection

AFRL/RW has modeled a small form factor, reusable sensor to detect the presence of various airborne agents. This novel technology is an alternate approach to the “smellicoptor” that was designed to use moth antennas to detect airborne chemicals.

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Magnetic Breakaway Mount for Tools & Equipment

The magnetic breakaway mount provides ready access to tools while increasing safety if tools caught on environmental hazards.

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Touch-Based Tracking System and Method

AFRL/RW has developed a touch-based tracking system and method which allows real-time fusion of data from human and machine sources, filtered through a graphical user interface (GUI) to enable target tracking in a complex environment.

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USAF96 Steel

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Open Innovation Opportunities

PEO-SDA: UxSAI Synthetic Data Modeler

SOFWERX, in collaboration with USSOCOM Program Executive Office SOF Digital Applications (PEO-SDA), will host a series of events to identify and evaluate synthetic data generation capabilities for EO/IR computer vision model development in support of the Unmanned Systems Autonomy and Interoperability (UxSAI) program. This event aims to evaluate whitepaper responses and down-select innovative solutions for test and evaluation (T&E) to enhance detection and classification computer vision (CV) algorithm performance for all USSOCOM unmanned systems, leveraging UxSAI software architecture.

SOFWERX

Submit NLT 06/29/2026

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PEO-TIS UxV Payloads against Modern Signals

SOFWERX, in collaboration with USSOCOM Program Executive Office Tactical Information Systems (PEO-TIS), will host an Assessment Event to identify potential equipment for participation in the further evaluation of market information and/or ascertain potential market capacity to provide products and services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice. The purpose of this effort is to identify potential qualified sources and to explore industry capabilities specific to Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) sensors and related equipment pertaining to the Key Interest Areas listed.

SOFWERX

Submit NLT 07/01/2026

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PEO-TIS Warfighter Radio Industry Day

SOFWERX, in collaboration with USSOCOM Program Executive Office Tactical Information Systems (PEO-TIS), will host an Industry Day to gain a better understanding of the current market and the technical capabilities of a Key Leader Radio (KLR), an Intra Team Radio (ITR), and a Team Networking Device (TND). This effort is for informational and planning purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP).

SOFWERX

Submit NLT 07/15/2026

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JIFX 26-4

The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Joint Interagency Field Experimentation (JIFX) team will host the fourth quarterly JIFX event at Camp Roberts from 10-14 August. All technologists seeking a fail-friendly collaborative experimentation environment are encouraged to submit proposals.

FLEETWERX

Submit NLT 06/29/26

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JFHQ-C ISP Range Collaboration Event (CE)

The Cyber Fusion Innovation Center (CFIC), in collaboration with Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) Technology and Innovation Center (ArCTIC) is in search of industry expertise to enhance ARCYBER’s capabilities to assess risks and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) associated with Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)s targeting network infrastructure through the development of a high-fidelity Internet Service Provider (ISP) Cyber Range.

CFIC

Submit NLT 07/20/26

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Agentic C2 Framework Tool (ECHOTRIBBLE)

The Cyber Fusion Innovation Center (CFIC), in collaboration with U.S. Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) and Army Cyber Technology and Innovation Center (ArCTIC), invites qualified industry partners to attend and participate in a brainstorming event for the development of an Agentic C2 Framework tool designed to autonomously navigate infrastructures, identifying and neutralizing identified threats/targets. This prototype will implement a modular, autonomous agent capable of navigation, environmental observation, and anomaly detection across digital environments and improving consistency across lines of effort that would occur without AI assistance. .

CFIC

Submit NLT 07/24/26

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Geospatial Research Laboratory CSO

ERDCWERX, in collaboration with ERDC's Geospatial Research Laboratory, invites commercial solutions that address geospatial and remote sensing in six areas of interest. This CSO contains broadly defined areas of interest that align with the lab’s mission to expand innovative geospatial solutions.

ERDCWERX

Submit NLT 06/30/2026

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Sovereign Defense Cloud for High-Performance Computing

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP) seeks to accelerate the transformation of the HPCMP into a cloud-forward ecosystem that redefines user experience, workflows, and infrastructure to meet the evolving needs of the government. This initiative seeks to foster innovation by encouraging participants to envision and design a future-ready HPCMP platform that integrates emerging technologies, modern cloud principles, and advanced architectures to deliver a resilient, scalable, and secure solution.

ERDCWERX

Submit Tech Challenge NLT 07/10/2026

Submit CSO NLT 08/07/2026

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Construction Engineering Research Laboratory CSO

This Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) contains broadly defined areas of interest for ERDC’s Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) and intends to obtain innovative solutions or potential new capabilities in support of Infrastructure Science and Engineering (ISE) and Operational Science and Engineering (OSE).

ERDCWERX

Submit NLT 10/30/2026

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Civil Works CSO

This CSO contains broadly defined Strategic Focus Areas, however more specific individual program requirements may be amended in the future. The Strategic Focus Areas are intentionally broad in nature, generally have no known funding specifically available, and will be posted under this CSO on an open-continuous basis for one (1) year from the date of original posting.

ERDCWERX

Submit NLT 12/31/2026

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Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory CSO

This Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) contains broadly defined areas of interest for ERDC’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) and intends to obtain innovative solutions or potential new capabilities in support of challenges facing Warfighters and the nation in cold and complex regions.

ERDCWERX

Submit NLT 12/31/2026

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