Low-Cost Kill Vehicles
Posted
Aug 19, 2026
Oct 2, 2026
The Missile Defense Agency issued Special Notice HQ0860-26-S-C009 seeking innovative solutions to reduce the cost of kill vehicles used against ballistic and hypersonic threats. The scope includes complete kill vehicles and subsystems for future missile defense interceptors and cost-effective upgrades to legacy systems such as SM-3 and THAAD. The notice emphasizes mature or readily available technologies in areas including seekers, guidance and control, warheads, divert and attitude control, and cooperative engagement algorithms, with responses due October 2, 2026.
