Neuromorphic Hardware

The Missile Defense Agency is soliciting proposals for neuromorphic hardware development to enhance the performance and efficiency of missile defense systems in both terrestrial and space-based environments. This effort focuses on leveraging neuromorphic processing to enable distributed sensing and real-time learning for arbitrary waveform generation, which is critical for maintaining radio frequency superiority in contested environments. The technology must deliver low latency and high throughput to support the demanding communication and edge processing requirements of autonomous, adaptive systems that can dynamically respond to evolving threats without human intervention. This solicitation, designated MDA26BZ04-NV006, is a total small business set-aside under the SBIR/STTR program, exclusively open to small businesses with fewer than 500 employees. The opportunity was posted on July 1, 2026, with proposals due by July 22, 2026. The project aligns with the Department of Defense’s strategic objectives to integrate next-generation processing architectures into national defense infrastructure, with the goal of enabling resilient, intelligent systems capable of operating autonomously under extreme conditions. Interested parties must submit their responses via the provided SBIR portal, and no specific place of performance or point of contact details are listed in the solicitation.