The Department of the Army awarded a $249,993.69 firm-fixed-price Definitive Contract to Space Micro Inc., a for-profit small business organization, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I program. The contract was set aside for total small business participation and involves research on Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning for Radio Frequency Modulation. Space Micro Inc. is an engineering-driven small business that provides specialized satellite subsystems and technologies for aerospace and defense applications, including AI-enabled camera systems, optical communications, software-defined radios, high-performance space computing, and nanosatellite payloads, with funding from agencies such as the Air Force Research Laboratory, Army, NASA, and Special Operations Command. The contract was awarded under the Army's Applied SBIR program, which seeks innovative research from small businesses to support the Army's goal of Multi-Domain Operations by 2035.
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