Summary
Software Defined Antenna Service (Development) for Interceptor-to-Interceptor Communications RFP (reference NET-16615) issued by a government authority located in Washington, DC, with a deadline of August 19, 2026. The selected vendor must develop a flight antenna capable of multi-node simultaneous high-speed secure communication via meshed High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptors (HAIPE) and Zero Trust networks. The antenna must provide wideband, quasi-isotropic, beam-steered coverage, support S+ through Ka frequency bands, and transmit up to 250 km in exo-atmospheric and endo-atmospheric hypersonic environments.