Air Delivered Effects
Research grant opportunity seeking proposals for air-delivered effects, outlined in the Amendment 5 of the Broad Agency Announcement.
Funder: Munitions Directorate
Due Dates: March 21, 2027 (final submission/BAA close)
Funding Amounts: Up to $750,000,000 total program funding; individual award amounts and durations vary by project and topic.
Summary: Supports research, development, and advancement of air-delivered munitions technologies across a wide range of technical areas relevant to the U.S. Air Force and DoD.
Key Information: Two-step process: white papers accepted anytime through March 21, 2027; full proposals by invitation only.
Description
This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) from the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Munitions Directorate solicits innovative research proposals in the field of air-delivered effects. The BAA covers a comprehensive range of topics in munitions science and technology, including but not limited to airframe systems, sensors, autonomy, modeling and simulation, weapon effectiveness, warhead and fuze technology, energetic materials, radar, open systems, cyber survivability, and STEM education outreach. The intent is to fund research that advances the state of the art in air-launched munitions, improves effectiveness, precision, survivability, and integrates new scientific and engineering approaches for the U.S. Air Force and Department of Defense.
