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Open·Synced from source July 11, 2026

Thunderdome 2026: Low-Cost Interceptors for Counter-UAS

DEPT OF DEFENSE

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Place of performance: MD

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Posted
Jul 11, 2026
Closes
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Classification and identifiers

Solicitation number
NAWCAD-SN-26-Thunderdome
Contracting office
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIR DIV

Who can apply

Work performed in MD

About this opportunity

Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) and the UX-24 Unmanned Aircraft Test Squadron, in partnership with Naval Air Warfare Center Webster Outlying Field (NAWC WOLF), are seeking information from industry regarding low-cost interceptors in the Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (CUAS) role. This Request for Information (RFI) supports Thunderdome 2026, a Naval Innovative Science & Engineering (NISE) sponsored event. The exercise aims to accelerate the development and showcase capabilities of emerging CUAS technologies to address the rapid expansion of adversarial UAS threats to the warfighter. See Special Notice, NAWCAD-SN-26-Thunderdome, for further details.

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