Thunderdome 2026: Low-Cost Interceptors for Counter-UAS

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DEPT OF DEFENSE › NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIR DIV

Posted Jul 10, 2026

Due Jul 17, 2026

Sol # NAWCAD-SN-26-Thunderdome

AI Summary

• The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) seeks information on low-cost interceptors to support Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (CUAS).
• The proposed technologies do not require special consideration or exception due to their relationship with NAWCAD-SN-26-Thunderdome.
• Responses are due on the specified date, and no deadline is explicitly mentioned in the RFI.

Description

Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) and the UX-24 Unmanned Aircraft Test Squadron, in partnership with Naval Air Warfare Center Webster Outlying Field (NAWC WOLF), are seeking information from industry regarding low-cost interceptors in the Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (CUAS) role. This Request for Information (RFI) supports Thunderdome 2026, a Naval Innovative Science & Engineering (NISE) sponsored event. The exercise aims to accelerate the development and showcase capabilities of emerging CUAS technologies to address the rapid expansion of adversarial UAS threats to the warfighter. See Special Notice, NAWCAD-SN-26-Thunderdome, for further details.

Place of Performance

StateMD

CountryUNITED STATES

Contracting Office

OfficeNAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIR DIV

CityPATUXENT RIVER

StateMD

ZIP20670-1545

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