319 RW PDBL POAM (PUBLIC)v7.pdf

This document is a Point Defense Experimentation Plan and timeline from the Point Defense Battle Lab outlining a series of monthly exercises scheduled from January 2026 through October 2026.

The Point Defense Battle Lab will conduct monthly exercises with commercial vendors, with each exercise focusing on finding, fixing, tracking, targeting, engaging, and assessing small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS). The experimentation timeline includes the following key events: January 26 – Airspace Authorization; February 26 – Detection Find, Fix & Track and Small-Unmanned Air Defense System Find, Fix, Track, Target, Engage; March 26 – Valuable Asset Protection Operational Rehearsal Vendor Assessment and Small-Unmanned Air Defense System Find, Fix, Track, Target, Engage; April 26 – AeroVironment Titan Find, Fix, Track, Target, Engage; May 26 – AeroVironment Titan Find, Fix, Track, Target, Engage; June 26 – AeroVironment Titan F2TE and AFCEC Wire Spinner; July 26 – AV Demo & Rafael Systems Global Sustainment F2, Track, Target, Engage; August 26 – OUSD Technology Readiness Experimentation Vendor Assessment and Northrop Grumman AION Find, Fix, Track; September 26 – JCREW & 319 RW Combat Readiness Exercise; October 26 – TBD; November 26 – TBD; and December 26 – TBD. Four vendors being scheduled are Barrett Rifle, Perseus Defense, Drone Shield, and AV Locust Demo. The document notes it is a living draft subject to change and recommends checking www.sam.gov monthly for updated information. Additional details are available at https://www.grandforks.af.mil/Point-Defense-Battle-Lab/.