Air Force to Spend $800 Million for Microelectronics Research

Nov. 7, 2019, 3:36 PM UTC

The U.S. Air Force is funding up to $800 million in research for the development of both commercial and government microelectronics in the areas of sensors and processing, according to an announcement first released Sept. 27.

The Advanced Research Announcement (ARA) is being issued by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and is called Microelectronics Innovation for Next-generation System Advancement and Validation (MINSAV). Under the MINSAV ARA the Air Force will develop prototypes in the areas of “autonomous, artificial intelligence, precision navigation and timing, electronic warfare, data processing, spatial/spectrally agile, and strategic applications.”

Using the ARA the Air Force will ...

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