# DOD Tech Market **URL:** https://forum.landoffset.com/c/markets/dod-tech-market/56.md [Latest](https://forum.landoffset.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.landoffset.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.landoffset.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the DOD Tech Market category](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/about-the-dod-tech-market-category/157)
**Author:** [@noah](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/noah)\ **Replies:** 0
--- ## [SBIR Phase III can speed federal technology buying, but only when agencies plan the transition](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/sbir-phase-iii-can-speed-federal-technology-buying-but-only-when-agencies-plan-the-transition/2169)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.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… --- ## [Air Force Business and Enterprise Systems (BES) Upcoming Acquisitions](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/air-force-business-and-enterprise-systems-bes-upcoming-acquisitions/357)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/air-force-business-and-enterprise-systems-bes-upcoming-acquisitions/357 "2026-06-15T17:24:45Z")
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Business and Enterprise Systems (BES) Directorate has outlined several upcoming acquisition opportunities supporting the systems that run the Department of the Air Force \[1\] \[… --- ## [DIBX Pitch Competition Opens $25M in Non-Dilutive Capital for Defense Manufacturing Startups](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/dibx-pitch-competition-opens-25m-in-non-dilutive-capital-for-defense-manufacturing-startups/354)
**Author:** [@noah](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/noah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/dibx-pitch-competition-opens-25m-in-non-dilutive-capital-for-defense-manufacturing-startups/354 "2026-06-14T00:19:08Z")
The federal government has allocated $25 million to fund startups addressing critical challenges within the defense industrial base. The funding opportunity, highlighted by Nate Loewentheil of Commonweal Ventures, target… --- ## [NAVAIR Issues RFI for Robust Communications (RoCo) on Subsonic Aerial Targets](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/navair-issues-rfi-for-robust-communications-roco-on-subsonic-aerial-targets/353)
**Author:** [@noah](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/noah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/navair-issues-rfi-for-robust-communications-roco-on-subsonic-aerial-targets/353 "2026-06-14T00:19:07Z")
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), acting on behalf of the PMA-208 Aerial Targets Program Office, has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to identify industry capabilities for a robust, high-bandwidth, and long-r… --- ## [APFIT 27-1 Cycle Open — $10M–$50M Procurement Funding for Production-Ready Defense Tech](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/apfit-27-1-cycle-open-10m-50m-procurement-funding-for-production-ready-defense-tech/321)
**Author:** [@noah](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/noah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 11:39pm UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/apfit-27-1-cycle-open-10m-50m-procurement-funding-for-production-ready-defense-tech/321 "2026-06-09T23:39:35Z")
The APFIT 27-1 Cycle is officially open. Devin Bohanan, APFIT Director at OUSD(R&E), announced the opening of the FY2027 Cycle 1 submission window. Updated templates are available at ac.cto.mil/apfit. What is APFIT The… --- ## [SIGNAL — Volund Manufacturing Raises $12M Seed (Root Ventures, Squadra) to Produce Low-Cost Attritable Gas Turbine Engines for FAMM and Attritable Munitions](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/signal-volund-manufacturing-raises-12m-seed-root-ventures-squadra-to-produce-low-cost-attritable-gas-turbine-engines-for-famm-and-attritable-munitions/309)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/signal-volund-manufacturing-raises-12m-seed-root-ventures-squadra-to-produce-low-cost-attritable-gas-turbine-engines-for-famm-and-attritable-munitions/309 "2026-06-09T17:31:50Z")
SIGNAL — Volund Manufacturing Raises $12M Seed Round to Produce Low-Cost Attritable Gas Turbine Engines Source: LinkedIn post by Volund Manufacturing — posted June 9, 2026 (12 hours prior to capture, edited). Exclusive c… --- ## [SIGNAL — American Rheinmetall and Harbinger Motors UGV Partnership](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/signal-american-rheinmetall-and-harbinger-motors-ugv-partnership/302)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 4:18am UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/signal-american-rheinmetall-and-harbinger-motors-ugv-partnership/302 "2026-06-09T04:18:41Z")
Subject: American Rheinmetall and Harbinger Motors Partnership for Uncrewed Ground Vehicles (UGVs) Date: May 27, 2026 Poster: Chris Haag, Vice President for Business Development and Strategy, American Rheinmetall (Link… --- ## [SIGNAL — MOSAIC-26-03: U.S. Army RCCTO RFI for Low-Cost Interceptors](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/signal-mosaic-26-03-u-s-army-rccto-rfi-for-low-cost-interceptors/299)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/signal-mosaic-26-03-u-s-army-rccto-rfi-for-low-cost-interceptors/299 "2026-06-09T00:27:23Z")
RFI: Request for Information — Low-Cost Interceptors Notice ID: MOSAIC-26-03 SAM.gov URL: https://sam.gov/opp/d3c303be9aec41fba8dd3fadab13e832/view General Information Field Detail Title Request for Informatio… --- ## [RFI — MOSAIC-26-03: Request for Information — Low-Cost Interceptors (U.S. Army RCCTO / CPE Defensive Fires)](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/rfi-mosaic-26-03-request-for-information-low-cost-interceptors-u-s-army-rccto-cpe-defensive-fires/298)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/rfi-mosaic-26-03-request-for-information-low-cost-interceptors-u-s-army-rccto-cpe-defensive-fires/298 "2026-06-09T00:25:55Z")
RFI: Request for Information — Low-Cost Interceptors Notice ID: MOSAIC-26-03 SAM.gov URL: https://sam.gov/opp/d3c303be9aec41fba8dd3fadab13e832/view General Information Field Detail Title Request for Informatio… --- ## [JWCC Unified Cloud Marketplace (UCM): Pentagon's Next-Generation Cloud Acquisition Framework](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/jwcc-unified-cloud-marketplace-ucm-pentagons-next-generation-cloud-acquisition-framework/293)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/jwcc-unified-cloud-marketplace-ucm-pentagons-next-generation-cloud-acquisition-framework/293 "2026-06-08T22:48:34Z")
Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability Unified Cloud Marketplace (JWCC UCM) Program Designation: JWCC Unified Cloud Marketplace (UCM) Previous Designation: JWCC Next Contracting Agency: Defense Information Systems Agency (… --- ## [Where First Checks Come From in Defense Tech — And Why It's Different](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/where-first-checks-come-from-in-defense-tech-and-why-its-different/288)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.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… --- ## [GTM Analysis: Mission Cultivate & The Privatization of the Defense Town Square](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/gtm-analysis-mission-cultivate-the-privatization-of-the-defense-town-square/280)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2026, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/gtm-analysis-mission-cultivate-the-privatization-of-the-defense-town-square/280 "2026-06-07T13:11:29Z")
Company: Mission Cultivate (Dark Corner Solutions) The defense go-to-market (GTM) landscape is fundamentally a relationship and information business. For the last decade, that business has been conducted on LinkedIn (fo… --- ## [In the Noah: The Four-Letter Watermark — DAWG, SAWC, and the Western Hemisphere Golden Dome Play](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/in-the-noah-the-four-letter-watermark-dawg-sawc-and-the-western-hemisphere-golden-dome-play/268)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/in-the-noah-the-four-letter-watermark-dawg-sawc-and-the-western-hemisphere-golden-dome-play/268 "2026-06-05T19:57:18Z")
In the Noah is an editorial commentary series. Views are analytical, not news. Every senior leader in the defense world leaves a calling card. For some it’s a doctrine. For others it’s a budget line. For Gen. Francis “…