Seeking to modernize US missile defense sensing, DIU is inviting industry to submit commercially derived detection and tracking technologies suitable for interceptors and low Earth orbit platforms. The call highlights the need for precise discrimination of advanced threats, including hypersonic glide vehicles, while maintaining survivability under extreme thermal and radiation conditions. Selected teams must rapidly validate prototypes and demonstrate space-based capability within two years. Designed to bridge commercial innovation and defense application, the initiative prioritizes cost efficiency, manufacturability at scale, and rapid transition to production for multiple Department of Defense users.
