Summary
The Department of the Air Force is soliciting SBIR proposals under Topic DAF26BX04-DP025 to develop very low-cost kinetic defeat mechanisms for countering small unmanned aircraft systems (C-sUAS). The effort seeks novel interceptor/munitions designs capable of neutralizing Group 1-3 UAS threats at a target cost under $6,000 per engagement and an effective range of at least 800 meters, featuring autonomous fire-and-forget terminal guidance and operation in contested, GPS-denied environments. Selected technologies are intended for transition into the USAF and USSF, with a specific focus on AFLCMC/ES and the Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF 401) marketplace, where current $30,000 interceptors are financially unsustainable against low-cost commercial drones.