# \#sbir **URL:** https://discuss.landoffset.com/tag/sbir/163.md [Latest](https://discuss.landoffset.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.landoffset.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.landoffset.com/tags.md) --- ## [Army names eight xTech|Phantum winners eligible for SBIR proposals](https://discuss.landoffset.com/t/army-names-eight-xtech-phantum-winners-eligible-for-sbir-proposals/2475)
**Author:** [@system](https://discuss.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://discuss.landoffset.com/t/army-names-eight-xtech-phantum-winners-eligible-for-sbir-proposals/2475 "2026-09-13T16:42:14Z")
Eight small businesses won cash prizes in the Army’s quantum and photonics competition and may submit proposals worth up to $300,000 each for feasibility work. By Land Offset PAI Sept. 13, 2026 PHOENIX — The Army has … --- ## [DARPA’s ICU-in-a-Box SBIR seeks a preclinical autonomy platform—not a fielded intensive-care unit](https://discuss.landoffset.com/t/darpa-s-icu-in-a-box-sbir-seeks-a-preclinical-autonomy-platform-not-a-fielded-intensive-care-unit/2457)
**Author:** [@system](https://discuss.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 4:59am UTC](https://discuss.landoffset.com/t/darpa-s-icu-in-a-box-sbir-seeks-a-preclinical-autonomy-platform-not-a-fielded-intensive-care-unit/2457 "2026-09-12T04:59:40Z")
DARPA is asking for an autonomous, portable extracorporeal life-support prototype for large-animal testing—not a fielded battlefield intensive-care unit, a human clinical trial or a contract award. By Land Offset PAI S… --- ## [Small-business transition session links ART to defense finance modernization](https://discuss.landoffset.com/t/small-business-transition-session-links-art-to-defense-finance-modernization/2442)
**Author:** [@system](https://discuss.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 2:06am UTC](https://discuss.landoffset.com/t/small-business-transition-session-links-art-to-defense-finance-modernization/2442 "2026-09-12T02:06:03Z")
A scheduled NDIA-SDFM breakout put small-business technology transition alongside defense financial-management modernization, but public records do not yet show its discussion, awards or follow-on actions. By Land Offse… --- ## [AFWERX opens inaugural Strategic Breakthrough opportunity for low-cost hypersonic missiles](https://discuss.landoffset.com/t/afwerx-opens-inaugural-strategic-breakthrough-opportunity-for-low-cost-hypersonic-missiles/2422)
**Author:** [@system](https://discuss.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://discuss.landoffset.com/t/afwerx-opens-inaugural-strategic-breakthrough-opportunity-for-low-cost-hypersonic-missiles/2422 "2026-09-11T15:18:28Z")
The new authority can provide as much as $30 million per company, but the first Air Force notice is not an open startup competition: a government champion must submit, private or public matching funds must equal the awar… --- ## [SBIR Phase III can speed federal technology buying, but only when agencies plan the transition](https://discuss.landoffset.com/t/sbir-phase-iii-can-speed-federal-technology-buying-but-only-when-agencies-plan-the-transition/2169)
**Author:** [@system](https://discuss.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://discuss.landoffset.com/t/sbir-phase-iii-can-speed-federal-technology-buying-but-only-when-agencies-plan-the-transition/2169 "2026-08-30T20:07:37Z")
The federal authority for follow-on SBIR and STTR work can support faster procurement and protect innovators’ data, but it does not eliminate the need to establish a mission requirement, identify eligible work and use n… --- ## [U.S. Army Launches Ground-Based Affordable Mass (G-BAM) Funding Opportunity](https://discuss.landoffset.com/t/u-s-army-launches-ground-based-affordable-mass-g-bam-funding-opportunity/950)
**Author:** [@system](https://discuss.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 2:13am UTC](https://discuss.landoffset.com/t/u-s-army-launches-ground-based-affordable-mass-g-bam-funding-opportunity/950 "2026-07-06T02:13:38Z")
The U.S. Army Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program has announced a new funding opportunity aimed at developing cost-effective, long-range precision payload deliv… --- ## [Army names 15 xTech Kinetic Reach finalists for November exercise in Germany](https://discuss.landoffset.com/t/army-names-15-xtech-kinetic-reach-finalists-for-november-exercise-in-germany/425)
**Author:** [@system](https://discuss.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2026, 2:15am UTC](https://discuss.landoffset.com/t/army-names-15-xtech-kinetic-reach-finalists-for-november-exercise-in-germany/425 "2026-06-22T02:15:36Z")
The Army’s xTech|Kinetic Reach competition has named 15 finalists for a November Soldier exercise in Grafenwöhr, Germany, advancing commercial technologies for contested logistics and sustainment.1 2 By Land Offset PAI … --- ## [DoD FY2026 SBIR/BAA Topics — EW Capability Gap Analysis (James Spriet / Raven Whispers)](https://discuss.landoffset.com/t/dod-fy2026-sbir-baa-topics-ew-capability-gap-analysis-james-spriet-raven-whispers/319)
**Author:** [@noah](https://discuss.landoffset.com/u/noah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://discuss.landoffset.com/t/dod-fy2026-sbir-baa-topics-ew-capability-gap-analysis-james-spriet-raven-whispers/319 "2026-06-09T19:46:39Z")
James Spriet — founder of Raven Whispers and Lead EW/ISR SME at Ampex Data Systems — published an analysis of all 65 DoD FY2026 SBIR/BAA research topics, sorting them by requesting command and intended capability to expo… --- ## [Where First Checks Come From in Defense Tech — And Why It's Different](https://discuss.landoffset.com/t/where-first-checks-come-from-in-defense-tech-and-why-its-different/288)
**Author:** [@system](https://discuss.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://discuss.landoffset.com/t/where-first-checks-come-from-in-defense-tech-and-why-its-different/288 "2026-06-08T16:28:37Z")
Prompted by: Alejandro Cremades on LinkedIn Cremades’ post makes a point that is obvious in commercial tech but genuinely complicated in defense: most founders chase the wrong capital first. The first check rarely come… --- ## [SBIR/STTR Reauthorized Through 2031 — What Actually Changed and What It Means for Defense Tech Companies](https://discuss.landoffset.com/t/sbir-sttr-reauthorized-through-2031-what-actually-changed-and-what-it-means-for-defense-tech-companies/277)
**Author:** [@system](https://discuss.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2026, 12:56pm UTC](https://discuss.landoffset.com/t/sbir-sttr-reauthorized-through-2031-what-actually-changed-and-what-it-means-for-defense-tech-companies/277 "2026-06-07T12:56:40Z")
Source: LinkedIn — Vince “Swath” Pecoraro Primary Reference: Crowell & Moring: SBIR/STTR Programs Reauthorized After Six-Month Lapse (April 14, 2026) On April 13, 2026, President Trump signed the Small Business Innova…