Broad Agency Announcement - Hypersonic Defense Component Technology

The Missile Defense Agency published a Broad Agency Announcement seeking white papers for advanced component technologies supporting Hypersonic Defense. The announcement seeks technologies across detection, tracking, engagement and assessment to mature opportunities for persistent sensors, low-latency communication and processing, and kinetic and non-kinetic effectors.

The Special Notice requests offerors to describe opportunities to mature technologies for persistent sensors, low-latency communication and processing, and kinetic and non-kinetic effectors aimed at achieving Technology Readiness Level 5 by 2023 for integration into the HD architecture. White papers are due by June 14, 2018, with potential awards made through December 2018. Eligible offerors must be U.S. entities holding the required security clearances, and subcontracting and teaming are allowed provided appropriate agreements are in place. Multiple awards of varying periods of performance are anticipated corresponding to the different research areas under the hypersonic defense kill chain of boost, glide, and terminal phases.