Thunderdome 2026: Low-Cost Interceptors for Counter-UAS
DEPT OF DEFENSE
Place of performance: MD
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- Posted
- Jul 11, 2026
- Closes
- No deadline published by the funder
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Classification and identifiers
- Solicitation number
- NAWCAD-SN-26-Thunderdome
- Contracting office
- NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIR DIV
Who can apply
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.