ANELLO Photonics Awarded $20M in Department of War APFIT Funding to Accelerate GPS-Denied Navigation

ANELLO Photonics, the creator of the Silicon Photonics Optical Gyroscope (SiPhOG), has been selected by the Department of War (DoW) for a $20 million award under the Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) program. The award will fast-track the procurement, production, and scaling of ANELLO's GPS-denied navigation technology.

The APFIT program, established in FY2022 by the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research & Engineering (OUSW(R&E)), is designed to transition mature, mission-ready technologies into production and fielding at scale. ANELLO's selection underscores the growing operational need for navigation solutions that can operate reliably in GPS contested and/or degraded environments. ANELLO's FY 2026 APFIT selection builds on a strong track record of defense wins, including U.S. Navy Phase I and U.S. Army Phase II SBIR awards as well as other design wins validating its GPS-denied navigation technology across contested and mission-critical environments.

ANELLO Photonics is a technology company based in Santa Clara, CA. The company has developed the ANELLO SiPhOG™ – Silicon Photonics Optical Gyroscope – based on integrated photonic system-on-chip technology. ANELLO's technology portfolio spans over 40 issued patents, over 44 pending patents, and also includes an AI-based sensor fusion engine.