Trident Sensing, Inc.

Trident Sensing, Inc. is a small disadvantaged, service-disabled veteran-owned business headquartered in Ogden, Utah, that specializes in advanced unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) technologies, sensing systems, and data analytics focused on wildfire monitoring, emergency response, and defense applications. The company has established itself as a key federal contractor and grant recipient, concentrating its innovation efforts on developing sophisticated technologies that address critical capability gaps in wildfire detection, aerial traffic management, counter-unmanned aircraft systems, and emergency management solutions. With a SAM.gov registration extending through March 2026, Trident Sensing demonstrates active engagement across multiple federal agencies and sustained investment in its specialized technical domains.

Trident Sensing's federal contract portfolio reflects a diverse and sophisticated range of development initiatives across multiple agencies and research programs. The company has secured five prime federal contracts totaling approximately $4.4 million, all structured as Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awards with total small business set-asides. Recent awards include a $156,097 Phase I SBIR contract from NASA's Shared Services Center (September 2025) to develop a compact UAS sensor for distributed mapping of wildfire plumes with completion targeted for March 2026; a $1.25 million Phase II SBIR contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory (August 2025) for counter-UAS passive detection, tracking, and kinetic kill capabilities for contingency response forces, extending through March 2027; a $1.9 million Phase II SBIR contract from AFRL (July 2024) for autonomous positioning and navigation software modules integrated into 3D-printed airframes powered by aircraft accessory plugs, completed in January 2026; an $897,304 Phase II SBIR contract from NASA's Shared Services Center (June 2023) for UAS traffic management prototype development to enable 24-hour aerial firefighting operations through May 2026; a $156,494 Phase I SBIR contract from NASA (July 2022) for UAS traffic management concept demonstrations; and a $64,608 firm fixed-price contract from NASA's Shared Services Center (February 2025) for contracted aviation services supporting a networked fire mapping demonstration at Kennedy Space Center. All contracts are performed in Washington Terrace, Utah, and designated for small business set-asides, reflecting the company's status and the federal commitment to supporting small business innovation in critical technology domains.

Trident Sensing's federal grant portfolio demonstrates significant investment in wildfire detection and emergency management technologies through the Small Business Innovation Research program and agency-specific grant mechanisms. The company has received three prime federal grants totaling over $750,000 in supporting technologies for wildfire monitoring and emergency response. Awards include a project grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (August 2024) supporting extreme event modeling and data fusion for decision support systems with a wildfire module component, completed January 2025, which integrates real-time fire mapping with fire and smoke modeling and actionable information dissemination; and two consecutive project grants from the Institute of Bioenergy, Climate, and Environment (September 2022 and July 2021) for airborne wildfire mapping utilizing arrays of thermal infrared cameras and automated multi-aperture/multi-platform fire map processing technologies. These grants underscore Trident Sensing's established expertise in developing integrated solutions for real-time wildfire detection, data fusion across federal systems, and emergency decision support, positioning the company as a critical partner in addressing the escalating challenges posed by large-scale wildfire events and associated cascading hazards to public safety and infrastructure.