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Low-Cost Kill Vehicles

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HQ0860-26-S-C009Federal

Response Deadline10/02/2026, 04:00:00 PM UTC

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Agency

Department Of Defense → Missile Defense Agency (mda)View Agency

NAICS

541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)View NAICS

Place of Performance

AL, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

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PostedAug 19

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Response DeadlineOct 2

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Response Deadline

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Missile Defense Agency (mda)

Contacts1 person available

OfficeHUNTSVILLE, AL, 35898, USA

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Department Of Defense → Missile Defense Agency (mda)

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Office AddressHUNTSVILLE, AL, 35898, USA

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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 subsystems.

Key Technology Areas of Interest:

Kill vehicle divert and attitude control systems
Low-Cost Seekers
Warheads and other novel defeat mechanisms
Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Hardware
Cooperative Engagement Algorithms

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