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AFRL space call: white paper on a secure-by-design space vehicle

AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate posted STAR-FISH Call 017 for experimental work on a secure-by-design space vehicle (ARA FA9453-21-S-0001, 10 U.S.C. § 4023).

Official notice(opens in a new tab)

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Facts

Agency / office
Air Force
Program
STAR-FISH Call 017 — Secure by Design space vehicle
Deadline
Due Nov 13, 6:00 PM ET
Format
Call for Solutions

What they’re asking for

Call title: Secure by Design Space Vehicle. The government is soliciting white papers on the research in Attachment 2 (Statement of Objectives). White papers on other STAR-FISH areas are not in scope unless a separate call is posted. No classified white papers. Detailed technical objectives are in that attachment.

How to respond

White paper on the current Adobe template from valideval.com/star_documents/, with UEI, NLT 1600 MST 11 Oct 2026. Do not zip or password-protect. Offers that skip the white paper are ineligible.

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