Combat Identification Automated Target Recognition Technology (CATCH)

Description: The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory is soliciting research and development proposals for the Combat Identification Automated Target Recognition Technology (CATCH) program, covering work from technology readiness levels 3 through 7. The effort focuses on sensor exploitation across air, ground, and surface domains, fusion of active and passive sensor modalities, and exploration of operational modes and third-party software technologies. This is an active federal contract presolicitation, not a grant program, with responses due March 14, 2030, and supporting requirements provided in the solicitation attachments.