Multi-Spectral Sensing Technologies Research and Development (MUSTER)

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Multispectral Sensing and Detection Division (RYM) in the Sensors Directorate conducts basic and applied research, advanced technology development, as well as test and evaluation to meet U.S. Air Force (USAF) aerospace electro-optical (EO) and radio frequency (RF) sensor needs for air, space and C2 sensor systems. AFRL/RYM conducts programs in modeling, simulation, research, design, test and evaluation of RF and EO subsystems and sensors for use in offensive, defensive and integrated offensive/defensive systems. AFRL/RYM ensures unequaled persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; time sensitive targeting; and battlespace access capabilities for America’s air and space forces .... Read More

The contractor will support test flight of sensor systems under this contract. 

Rincon Research Corporation, Tuscon, Arizona 85711 has been awarded a $11,244,141 Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) contract for Research and Development. The objective of “Radio frequency Awareness with Geolocation and Edge processing (RAGE)” effort is to discover and develop new radio frequency (RF) exploitation capabilities with a particular interest in researching unmanned aerial system (UAS) borne RF sensing capabilities; advanced airborne platform geolocation, testing and demonstrating the efficacy of low size, weight, and power (SWaP), low-cost RF solutions; advanced tracking algorithms integration into Department of Defense (DoD) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR); and demonstrate that these algorithms meet find, fix, and track requirements.

The “Development, Integration, Experimentation of Sensors for Enhanced Lethality (DIESEL)” contract provides research and development to enhance the state-of-the-art (SOTA) sensor system research and development, utilizing the entire electromagnetic spectrum to deliver next generation capabilities in global persistent awareness to the Air Force as outlined in the Air Force S&T 2030 document. This includes systems engineering, research, development, experimentation, and demonstration of sensor system technologies from RF through Optical spectrums with waveform agility and advanced signal processing techniques.

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Multispectral Sensing and Detection Division (RYM) in the Sensors Directorate conducts basic and applied research, advanced technology development, as well as test and evaluation to meet U.S. Air Force (USAF) aerospace electro-optical (EO) and radio frequency (RF) sensor needs for air, space and C2 sensor systems. AFRL/RYM conducts programs in modeling, simulation, research, design, test and evaluation of RF and EO subsystems and sensors for use in offensive, defensive and integrated offensive/defensive systems. AFRL/RYM ensures unequaled persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; time sensitive targeting; and battlespace access capabilities for America’s air and space forces by developing, demonstrating and transitioning advanced RF and EO sensors. AFRL/RYM is soliciting innovative research proposals in the following Thirteen (13) research areas.