The USSOCOM Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program will soon be accepting submissions for Down Range Crosswind Sensing (DR-CWS), a special area of interest.

The objective is to develop applied research towards developing the capability to measure down range crosswind for long range precision small-arms engagements.

As a part of this feasibility study, the proposers shall address all viable overall system design options for a tactical, man-portable, monostatic device for optically sensing down-range crosswind to enable long range precision small-arms engagements. The device shall be able to measure crosswind conditions ranging from 0-25 mph out to a distance of 800m. In addition, the capability/complexity to manufacture & produce the optical wind sense devices shall be included as part of this feasibility study. The feasibility study should consider system accuracy, signature management, power usage, and system size/weight. The feasibility study should consider usage in tactical environments (timeliness and ability of calibration, rough handling, extreme temperatures, dust/haze, etc) across both day & night.

SOFWERX will host a virtual Q&A session for the areas of interest on 16 April at 1:00 PM ET.

Actual submissions open 23 April 2025 at 12:00 PM ET (Noon).

For more information and to RSVP for the Q&A session, visit events.sofwerx.org/sttr-25-d-release-7.

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