Low-Cost Kill Vehicles
DEPT OF DEFENSE
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- Posted
- Aug 20, 2026
- Closes
- No deadline published by the funder
At a glance
This is a government contract opportunity posted by DEPT OF DEFENSE in the research and development in the physical category.
Classification and identifiers
- Industry (NAICS)
- Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715)
- Product or service (PSC)
- National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Experimental Development (AC13)
- Solicitation number
- HQ0860-26-S-C009
- Contracting office
- MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA)
Who can apply
About this opportunity
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) “Low-Cost Kill Vehicles” solicitation seeks solutions to dramatically decrease the cost of kill vehicles for defense against ballistic and hypersonic threats. This program prioritizes the use of readily available technologies to deliver solutions on a compressed schedule with little to no reduction in performance or reliability. This solicitation seeks to transition concepts into future missile defense interceptors or cost saving upgrades to legacy interceptors. Future interceptors include but are not limited to MDA Low-Cost Interceptor (LCI), Glide Phase Interceptor, Next Generation Interceptor, Navy Modular Missile, etc. Legacy interceptors include standard missile 3 (SM-3), and THAAD. Solutions may include complete kill vehicles or kill vehicle subsystem...