Electro-Optic Sensing Defensive Electronic Warfare (EOS-DEW)

The Multi-Spectrum Defensive Electronic Warfare (MSDEW) Advanced Research Announcement (ARA) aims to develop advanced sensors and systems to enhance national defense capabilities, specifically focusing on improved joint lethality in contested environments. The contract supports the U.S. Air Force's efforts to strike diverse targets within adversary air and missile defense networks and to maintain operational effectiveness across all domains under attack. This effort involves the acquisition and development of aeronautical supplies, parts, accessories, and experimental designs to advance electronic warfare (EW) capabilities through design, modeling, simulation, analysis, and experimental testing of multi-spectrum threat warning and countermeasure technologies. The solicitation, posted under the Department of Defense with solicitation number FA8650-20-S-1119, is managed by the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and remains open for submissions until July 13, 2027. The announcement has undergone several administrative updates, including a significant extension of the response deadline and updates to compliance references such as the adoption of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO/R-DFARS) regulations. Additionally, closed calls have been removed from documentation, security risk review requirements have been incorporated, and points of contact have been updated to facilitate communication. This presolicitation invites interested parties to contribute to evolving and demonstrating multi-spectrum defensive electronic warfare solutions essential for ensuring national security in contested environments.