Scaled Hypersonics (SHY) Sprints 2026 is sponsored by Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane. NSWC Crane is preparing to release a prototype project in support of the Department of War Critical Technology Area: Scaled Hypersonics (SHY).

Wide Range of DoW Opportunities Opportunities janynstxl 2025-12-17T11:30:16-08:00 Are you a SpEC member? Click here to view SpEC opportunities . FY24 Microelectronics Commons Call for Projects - Project Year 3 To accelerate evaluation and ensure alignment with current strategic objectives, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division is requesting a Technical White Paper from the Hubs for the Call for Projects Project Year 3.

Sirena Payload Adapter & Demonstration The Department of War, in partnership with Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane, is preparing to release a commercial opportunity to prototype a project focused on payload integration.

This effort will explore innovative approaches to redesigning and delivering a flight-ready payload adapter solution capable of integrating the Sirena Payload Delivery Vehicle (PDV) with a government-furnished tactical boost vehicle.

Phased Launch Test Demonstration (PLTD) The Department of War, in partnership with Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane, is preparing to release a new prototype project opportunity focused on accelerating test infrastructure readiness for strategic missile systems.

This effort, Phased Launch Test Demonstration (PLTD), aims to enable early learning through rapid prototyping and phased testing, guiding critical decisions for missile and launcher subsystem development.

Critical Low-Risk Electro-optic Alternatives for Resilience (CLEAR) The Department of War (DoW) Advanced Materials Office, in partnership with Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane, is preparing to release an Advanced Technology Development opportunity, Critical Low-Risk Electro-optic Alternatives for Resilience (CLEAR), focused on accelerating the development and maturity of alternative optical materials supporting electro-optic and infrared (EO/IR) systems.

Microelectronics Commons - Hub Operations Option Year 3 (OY3) The Microelectronics Commons, a national network funded by the CHIPS and Science Act, is dedicated to onshore microelectronics hardware prototyping, accelerating the transition of semiconductor technologies from laboratory to fabrication (lab-to-fab), and semiconductor workforce training.

The Commons plays a crucial role in complementing other CHIPS initiatives, such as the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), by providing the necessary physical, digital, and human infrastructure for microelectronics prototyping across six critical technology areas for the Department of War (DoW).

Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane is preparing to release a prototype project in support of the Department of War Critical Technology Area: Scaled Hypersonics (SHY). This effort will explore innovative approaches to developing production-scalable hypersonic glide vehicles and advanced manufacturing technologies for solid rocket motors to support future hypersonic capabilities.

Multimode Threat Simulation Development (MTSD) Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane is preparing to release a prototype project Multimode Threat Simulation Development, focused on advancing modeling and simulation (M&S) capabilities to support countermeasure development for emerging multimode anti aircraft missile systems.

This effort aims to enhance flexible, modular simulation approaches that represent multispectral sensors, complex engagements, and evolving threat behaviors.

Pyrophoric Device Demonstration (PDD) Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane, on behalf of the Joint Services (U.S. Navy, Air Force, and Army), is preparing to release a prototype project focused on restoring a sustainable, U.S.-based production capability for pyrophoric countermeasure devices.

The Pyrophoric Device Demonstration (PDD) effort aims to re-establish a resilient manufacturing source for critical aircraft survivability systems supporting infrared threat protection across Joint Service platforms.

SP27 Inter Facility Transportation Equipment (IFTE) Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane is preparing to release a new opportunity focused on the development and prototyping of next-generation Inter-Facility Transportation Equipment (IFTE) D5 boxcars.

This effort supports the continued safe and reliable transport of D5 rocket motors within the Continental United States (CONUS) and addresses critical obsolescence and performance challenges in the current fleet.

Microelectronics Operations, Sustainment, Acquisition, and Infrastructure Capabilities (MOSAIC) The Department of War (DoW), through its Innovation Capability and Modernization (ICAM) Office, is preparing to release a new prototype project opportunity focused on modernizing microelectronics of fielded weapon systems through the digitalization of acquisition and sustainment.

The effort, Microelectronics Operations, Sustainment, Acquisition, and Infrastructure Capabilities Modernization (MOSAIC), will leverage digital engineering tools, commercial best practices, and a scalable, cloud-based environment to enable co-design, data reuse, and lifecycle collaboration across programs.

MOSAIC aims to accelerate the delivery of faster and affordable replacements for critical systems while strengthening long-term sustainment infrastructure. The Department of War is seeking information on small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) capable of conducting One-Way Attack (OWA) missions to augment current warfighting capabilities.

The intent is to “accelerate growth of the U.S. industrial base to outfit our combat units with cheap and effective U.S.-made UAS." RNI - Scaled Hypersonics (SHY) The Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (OUSW(R&E)) is seeking novel system designs, manufacturing approaches, and supply chain utilization to demonstrate the ability to manufacture hypersonic strike systems at scale.

Workforce Innovation for Scalable Hypersonics (WISH) Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane and the Joint Hypersonics Transition Office (JHTO) are preparing to launch a prototype project focused on innovative, sustainable workforce development prototypes that support systems-level testing and manufacturing for hypersonics and high-end aerospace platforms.

This effort, titled Workforce Innovation Supporting Hypersonics (WISH), aims to develop and implement scalable training models that equip U.S. citizens with hands-on experience and technical skills essential to the hypersonics ecosystem. FY26 Microelectronics Commons Call for Projects (CFP) Microelectronics Commons will support prototype projects across six technical areas that are critical to the DoD.

Those areas are: Secure Edge Computing/Internet of Things, 5G/6G Technology, Artificial Intelligence Hardware, Quantum Technology, Electromagnetic Warfare, and Commercial Leap Ahead.

Multi-Mission Trailer (MMT) The Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane is seeking prototype solutions to perform Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation automation and integration of Mission Engineering capabilities into in Live Virtual Constructive (LVC) for operational, test and evaluation, logistics, or acquisition activities.

Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Accelerator (MACH-XL 26) Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane and the Test Resource Management Center (TRMC) are preparing to release a new opportunity focused on an affordable, innovative demonstration of prototype high speed weapon systems.

This effort aims to showcase producible hypersonic capabilities across a range of all-up-rounds, launcher platforms, and weapon system configurations.

RNI - Composite Materials for Radiation Shielding NSWC Crane Spectrum Warfare Department is seeking information regarding the future process development, technical support, and delivery of an EMSO Rapid Solutions Model aimed at delivering Electromagnetic Spectrum Non-Kinetic and Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) solutions to address warfighting needs.

Mission Engineering Automation Testbed (MEAT) 1. 0 The Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane is seeking prototype solutions to perform Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation automation and integration of Mission Engineering capabilities into in Live Virtual Constructive (LVC) for operational, test and evaluation, logistics, or acquisition activities.

Drake Docking Station (DS) Development The Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane is seeking a prototype docking station to replace the current dismounted backpack configuration. The desire is to now create a fixed mounting configuration which will allow operation on all surface ship platforms. The current Dismounted backpack system is worn and operated locally by the operator.

The operator would have to be nearby to monitor things detected by the system. The system is not connected to the network on ships for remote or local operating. Hypersonics Advanced Capabilities - RF System on a Chip (RF SoC) Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane is seeking prototype solutions for Hypersonic Advanced Capabilities for Weapon System Improvements.

The intent is to identify, accelerate maturity, and demonstrate System on Chip (SoC) Signal Processing technologies in simulated lab environments and onboard development flight tests. The Request for Solutions (RFS) when released will define the Government full requirement for this prototype solution project.

Maritime and Aviation Receiver Card (MAVRC) Space Systems Command provided the RFI for the Maritime and Aviation Receiver Card (MAVRC) opportunity for study, development and prototype delivery of Aviation and Maritime receiver Form Factor (FF) utilizing the Military Global Positioning System (GPS) User Equipment (MGUE) Increment 2 (Inc 2) Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) developed under the Miniature Serial Interface (MSI) program.

RNI - Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO) Rapid Solutions Model NSWC Crane Spectrum Warfare Department is seeking information regarding the future process development, technical support, and delivery of an EMSO Rapid Solutions Model aimed at delivering Electromagnetic Spectrum Non-Kinetic and Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) solutions to address warfighting needs.

Thermal Protection System (TPS) Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane is seeking a prototype solution for a Thermal Protection System (TPS) capable of safeguarding an advanced missile weapon system operating at hypersonic speed and high-temperature flight profiles. The results of this prototype project will inform potential follow-on production and integration decisions for next-generation missile systems.

Military Sealift Command (MSC) Mounted Drake Integration Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane is seeking prototype mounting system hardware for the DRAKE Mounted system to include associated hardware, TRANSALT documentation and a demonstration of the prototype for multiple Ship classes. This mounted system will also require the design of a prototype Control Display Unit (CDU).

Holloman High Speed Test Track (HHSTT) Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane is seeking a prototype to identify technologies and solutions, which may be used to retain or improve track strength, minimize maintenance procedures, minimize cost, improve the current capabilities, and provide valuable hands-on experience to the next generation of scientists and engineers.

Prototyping of SPY-1 Organic Sustainment Capabilities Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane is seeking a prototype that addresses immediate readiness requirements and sets the foundation for long-term sustainment and modernization. This effort is to establish a comprehensive solution that ensures the operational effectiveness and readiness of the AN/SPY-1 radar systems through their anticipated end of service life.

Operational Command and Control & Battle Management System Supporting the Space Tasking & Joint Targeting Cycles Space Systems Command conducted market research to assist in the identification of commercial technologies to support the delivery of a single integrated Operational Command and Control (Ops C2) solution for supporting Ops C2 planning, tasking, deconfliction and aiding decision making required within the Space Tasking Cycle (STC) and Joint Targeting Cycle (JTC) processes.

The solution will support both current and future military space operational planning for operational decision makers at multiple echelons. This S²MARTS announcement is intended to survey U.S. companies that design or manufacture radio frequency antenna arrays and circuit cards for the defense supply chain industry through NSTXL’s Innovation Network.

The objective is to gather information related to the extent that U.S. companies have developed or are willing to develop improvements or a replacement for a passive, receive only, antenna array panel for Navy surface ships.

Prototyping Research and Operations for Tactical Electromagnetic Warfare and Advanced Networking (PROTEAN) Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane and Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD R&E) are seeking prototype solutions for Electronic Warfare (EW) and seeker framework for Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Payloads for technical evaluations.

Joint Hypersonics Transition Office 2025 Request for Proposals (JHTO) Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane and The Joint Hypersonic Transition Office (JHTO) is seeking prototype solutions to fulfill capability gaps identified in the JHTO Science & Technology (S&T) roadmap. Ship Antenna Optimization The Navy is seeking prototype solutions for Ship Antenna Optimization.

The goal of the Ship Antenna Optimization is for each of the operating bands, develop ruggedized optimized antenna prototypes that meet Government specifications.

Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N) Joint Antenna Marketplace (JAM) The Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) has awarded two contracts under the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Joint Antenna Marketplace (JAM) initiative to Boecore LLC (doing business as Auria) and Sphinx Defense. Boecore was awarded $8. 1 million, and Sphinx Defense was awarded $9.

5 million. JAM is a secure, cloud-based scheduling system that helps connect satellite operators to the antenna resources they need, automating matches across commercial and government-owned infrastructure. 2024 Microelectronics Commons Call for Topics The Microelectronics Commons Call for Topics is now open.

This Call for Topics (CFT) describes the desired capabilities for which project proposals are being sought. The topics will guide the next round of the prototype proposals across six technical areas that are critical to the DoD. Those areas are: 5G/6G, AI Hardware, Commercial Leap-Ahead Technologies, Electromagnetic Warfare, Secure Edge/IoT Computing, and Quantum Technology.

Output Travelling Wave Tube High Voltage Power Supply Group (OTWT_HVPS) Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane is seeking prototype solutions to increase the operational reliability of an Radio Frequency (RF) Output Travelling Wave Tube (OTWT) High Voltage Power Supply Group (HVPS), while also seeking to enhance the repairability, maintainability, and affordability of the asset.

Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane is seeking prototype solutions to solve an obsolescence issue with Power Dividers for the EA-18G aircraft. The current manufacturer has stopped production of the current design and is unwilling to resume production due to economic reasons including low volume and cost to meet security requirements.

RNI - HIGH TEMP PERIPHERALS This S2MARTS announcement, through the NSTXL Innovation Network, is intended to survey U.S. companies that produce capacitors, magnetics and other components that are peripheral in a range of circuits and applications that employ silicon carbide semiconductors.

The objective is to gather information from U.S. companies that have developed, or are willing to develop, technical and manufacturing capabilities specific to such components that are rated >100C junction temperature (Tj) and plans for future development aimed at achieving > 200C, and in the longer term, 250C Tj for commercial and defense applications.

This S2MARTS announcement is intended to survey U.S. companies in the silicon carbide defense supply chain through NSTXL’s Innovation Network.

The objective is to gather information related to the extent that U.S. companies have developed, or are willing to develop, technical and manufacturing capabilities specific to the silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor device supply chain, including substrates, epitaxy, device processing steps, packaging, and modules for > 5kV devices; and company plans for future development and sales of such devices for commercial and defense applications.

Universities and industry consortia with interest in such programs are also welcome to respond. Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) 2. 0 The Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Crane Division and the Department of Defense are initiating the MACH-TB 2.

0 agreement to take the precursor MACH-TB 1. 0 agreement test bed from design and concept demonstration to full flight test capacity in FY25. Resilient Global Positioning System (R-GPS) The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command awarded four agreements to Astranis, Axient, L3 Harris, and Sierra Space to produce design concepts for Lite Evolving Augmented Proliferation one of the Resilient Global Positioning System program.

R-GPS provides resilience to military and civil GPS user communities by augmenting the GPS constellation with proliferated small satellites transmitting a core set of widely-utilized GPS signals. RNI - SiC STANDARDIZATION This S²MARTS announcement is intended to survey U.S. companies in the silicon carbide defense supply chain industry through NSTXL’s Innovation Network.

The objective is to gather information related to the extent that U.S. companies have developed, or are willing to develop, a set of silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor devices and packages, including modules, operating at Learn More 2024 Microelectronics Commons Call for Projects Microelectronics Commons will support prototype projects across six technical areas that are critical to the DoD.

Those areas are: Secure Edge Computing/Internet of Things, 5G/6G Technology, Artificial Intelligence Hardware, Quantum Technology, Electromagnetic Warfare, and Commercial Leap Ahead. 2024 Microelectronics Commons Call for Projects - Electromagnetic Warfare The Department of Defense (DoD) has released the Call for Projects for the Microelectronics Commons Electromagnetic Warfare technology area.

There are multiple projects within this technology area. Please review the full Call for Projects for more information.

Rad-Hard ASIC Platform Enablement and Processor Storefront Model Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane is seeking prototype solutions for the productization and Qualified Manufacturers List qualification of a Rad-Hard By Design Application Specific Integrated Circuit platform and a rad-hard processor, in accordance with MIL-PRF-38535.

Demonstration of Aero Structures for Hypersonics – Manufacturing Optimization and Testing (DASH-MOT) Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane is seeking prototype solutions to expand the Navy’s capability to design, manufacture, characterize, and test hypersonic ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials.

RNI - Weapon Performance Analysis Tool Suite (WPATS) This S2MARTS announcement is intended to pulse NSTXL’s Innovation Network to discover potential solutions that will evolve into a Weapon Performance Analysis Tool Suite (WPATS). This request is for planning purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Solution or an invitation to submit formal proposals.

The Government & NSTXL are not liable for reimbursing any costs associated with response preparation. 2024 Microelectronics Commons Call for Projects - 5G/6G Technology The Department of Defense (DoD) has released the Call for Projects for the Microelectronics Commons 5G/6G technology area. There are multiple projects within this technology area.

Please review the full Call for Projects for more information. 2024 Microelectronics Commons Call for Projects - Artificial Intelligence Hardware The Department of Defense (DoD) has released the Call for Projects for the Microelectronics Commons Artificial Intelligence Hardware technology area. There are multiple projects within this Microelectronics Commons technology area.

Please review the full Call for Projects for more information. 2024 Microelectronics Commons Call for Projects - Secure Edge Computing/IoT The Department of Defense (DoD) has released the Call for Projects for the Microelectronics Commons Secure Edge Computing/IoT. There are multiple projects within this technology area.

Please review the full Call for Projects for more information. Firmware Bill of Materials Extractor (FBME) The Department of Navy (DoN) is seeking a prototype software application that they call a Firmware Bill of Materials Extractor (FBME).

In this context, firmware refers to low-level software that executes on a microcontroller or microprocessor, either in an embedded system or as the foundation of the software stack for a general-purpose computer. 2024 Microelectronics Commons Call for Projects - Quantum Technology The Department of Defense (DoD) has released the Call for Projects for the Microelectronics Commons Quantum technology area.

There are multiple projects within this technology area. Please review the full Call for Projects for more information. 2024 Microelectronics Commons Call for Projects - Commercial Leap-Ahead Technologies The Department of Defense (DoD) has released the Call for Projects for the Microelectronics Commons Commercial Leap-Ahead technology area.

There are multiple projects within this technology area. Please review the full Call for Projects for more information. RFCM Active Expendable Device (AED) - New Countermeasure Device The Department of Navy (DoN) is seeking a prototype for a broadband, freefall Radio Frequency (RF) Countermeasures (CM) AED to use independently or in conjunction with other on/off-board countermeasures.

Strategic Transition of microElectronics to Accelerate Modernization by Prototyping and Innovating in the Packaging Ecosystem (STEAM PIPE 24) As to the next iteration to STEAM PIPE, the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense, Research & Engineering (OUSD(R&E))’s Trusted & Assured Microelectronics program is seeking advanced packaging prototype devices that will 1) transition into a targeted military system and 2) be made available to the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) for broad use in military systems.

Enterprise Space Terminal (EST) The United States Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded contracts to CACI, General Atomics, and Viasat to continue development of space laser communication terminal prototypes in Phase 2 of the $100 million Enterprise Space Terminal (EST) program. The contracts were awarded through the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) Other Transaction Authority (OTA).

Light Expeditionary Energy Agile Platform (LEEAP) - Hybrid Electric Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane is seeking a prototype solution for a hybrid electric platform with high power and high energy solutions on a lighter classed vehicle which is critical to meeting future warfighting concepts. Application Programming Interface Gateway On April 16, 2025, U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded a $2.

9 million contract to Raft LLC for the development of an Application Programming Interface (API) Gateway through the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) Other Transaction Authority (OTA). Enterprise OPIR Solution (EOS) U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) recently awarded the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) Enterprise Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Solution (EOS) contract to SciTec, Inc. on Apr.

24, 2025. The $259 million award was made through a competitive Other Transaction Authority (OTA) prototype agreement leveraging the SSC Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC). RNI - Conformal/Flexible Antenna Technology This S2MARTS announcement is intended to pulse NSTXL’s Innovation Network to discover potential solutions that will evolve conformal/flexible antenna technology.

This request is for planning purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Solution or an invitation to submit formal proposals. The Government & NSTXL are not liable for reimbursing any costs associated with response preparation. The ESS Mission Planning software application provides optimized network and resource allocation across the global constellation for strategic users.

It further provides flexible and resilient contingency mission planning, apportions communication bandwidth to support ever-changing operational environments, and allows the president of the United States, national leaders, and international partners to access and control satellite protocol messages. Characterization and Improvement of Materials of Boron Nitride Nanotubes and Their Composites (Boron Nitride) Utilizing U.S.C.

4021 through S²MARTS Research, the Department of the Navy (DoN) is seeking research to expand their capability to design, process, characterize, and test materials for research and development. Space Mobility and Logistics (SML) The $25. 5 million Space Mobility and Logistics (SML) prototyping project has been awarded to Astroscale U.S. Incorporated.

Space Systems Command (SSC) released the SML Request for Prototype Proposal (RPP) through the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) to accelerate in-space capabilities, including refueling, transportation, servicing, and debris mitigation. The SML prototype project will enable the movement and support of military equipment and personnel in and through the space domain.

Joint Acceleration of Hypersonic Vehicle Aerostructure Alternatives (JAHVAA) The purpose of the Joint Acceleration of Hypersonic Vehicle Aerostructure Alternatives (JAHVAA) program is to extend material and processing development and testing of non-Carbon/Carbon (C/C) Thermal Protection System (TPS) materials to establish trusted design allowable data, driving down material transition risks and enabling greater flexibility in hypersonic systems design.

Environmental Simulation Hardware in the Loop (HWIL) Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane is establishing a modular and flexible, system-level HWIL for avionics analysis. Prototype solutions are being sought for a system-level HWIL infrastructure to support the verification of system and mission performance, and to provide a platform to test and integrate advanced capabilities under various environmental and threat stimuli in real-time.

Emergent CubeSat Technology (ECT) Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded the Emergent CubeSat Technology (ECT) project to BANC3, Inc and Parabilis Space Technologies, Inc. These two Non-traditional performers are supported by three sub-contractors: Intel Federal LLC, Princeton Satellite Systems, Inc, and Quantic X-Microwave. The project aims to develop a prototype that provides more capability than existing CubeSat technologies.

Hypersonics Position, Navigation, and Timing Weapon System Improvements (HPNT-WSI) Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane seeks to expand its partnership with traditional and nontraditional industry sources to identify solutions for weapons system Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) accuracy opportunities and execute rapid demonstration for potential inclusion to a fielded program portfolio.

The intent is to identify, accelerate maturity, and demonstrate technologies in simulated lab environments and onboard development flight tests. Upon development and successful demonstration, NSWC Crane will consider the technologies for program portfolio inclusion.

Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution Command & Control (FORGE C2) SSC has awarded a SpEC Other Transaction Authority (OTA) contract to BAE Systems for $151M to build upon the critical milestones achieved in Phase 1 of the FORGE C2 prototyping effort to deliver a prototype ready for SSC’s Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) system.

Data Exploitation and Enhanced Processing for Space Domain Awareness (DEEP SDA) Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Innovation and Prototyping Acquisition Delta recently announced its award of the Data Exploitation and Enhanced Processing for Space Domain Awareness (DEEP-SDA) prototype to Riverside Research, supported by the three subsidiary non-traditional organizations: CMSOC Corp, Spire Global Subsidiary, and SciTec Inc. Joint Threat Warning System (JTWS) Directional Finding (DF) / Omnidirectional Antenna The Department of the Navy (DoN) and the United States Special Operations Command is seeking to develop direction finding antenna system by modifying the latest antenna technology commercially available providing an improvement in the ability to collect, process, locate and exploit Signals of Interest (SOI) enhancing the mission performance of providing timely, relevant, and responsive threat avoidance information.

Strategic Transition of Microelectronics to Accelerate Modernization by Prototyping and Innovating in the Packaging Ecosystem (STEAM PIPE) The Office of the Undersecretary of Defense, Research & Engineering (OUSD(R&E))’s Trusted & Assured Microelectronics program is seeking advanced packaging prototype devices that will 1) transition into a targeted military system and 2) be made available to the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) for broad use in military systems.

Growing Additive Manufacturing Maturity for Airbreathing Hypersonics (GAMMA-H) The Department of the Navy (DoN) is seeking prototypes in support of the GAMMA-H project to comprehensively advance the domestic manufacturing readiness in support of hypersonic cruise missile (HCM) development and transition to production. The GAMMA-H opportunity was awarded on 28 September 2023.

The Government team would like to thank all companies for their time and effort spent responding to this opportunity. Stimulating Transition for Advanced Microelectronics Packaging (STAMP) The SHIP Program – also referred to as State of the Art Heterogeneous Integrated Packaging – is developing four prototype Multichip Packages (MCPs).

Building off of the successful SHIP program, a pilot will be established to facilitate the transition of these MCPs to military systems by partnering with the Defense Industrial Base. The pilot program will be called Stimulating Transition for Advanced Microelectronics Packaging (STAMP).

The Office of the Undersecretary of Defense, Research & Engineering (OUSD(R&E))’s Microelectronics program has a need for domestic prototyping capability to accelerate technology demonstration. Due to the very high complexity of integrated microelectronic systems today, there is an urgent need to establish a network of domestic prototyping facilities to demonstrate, at-scale, the system-level benefits...

Hypersonics: Carbon/Carbon Non-phenolic Resin The Department of the Navy (DoN) is seeking an experimentation project due to the result of Hypersonic flight environments in extreme heat loads which necessitate the use of high-temperature capable Carbon/Carbon (C/C) composites for thermal protection systems (TPS) and hot structures. Unfortunately, C/C manufacturing capability in the United States has atrophied...

National Space Test and Training Complex - Electromagnetic Spectrum (NSTTC-E) The focus of this solicitation was to develop testing infrastructure for the National Space Test and Training Complex – Electromagnetic Spectrum (NSTTC-E) so that space warfighters could leverage said infrastructure to validate and verify their System Under Test (SUT).

The vision for the NSTTC had four focus areas: Service Capability, Joint Applicability, Integrated Test, and Threat Replication.

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) and Space Systems Command (SSC) have awarded NSTTC-E, now Advanced Space Technology for Range Operations – Electromagnetic Range (ASTRO-E) study contracts to six companies: Nou Systems, ExoAnalytic Solutions, TMC Design, HII Mission Technologies Corp, Parsons Government Services Inc, and Lockheed Martin on 29 February 2024.

Enterprise Parts Management System (EPMS) The Department of Defense (DoD) is seeking a prototype that establishes the capability to manage electronic parts across the enterprise. The purpose of this prototype is to grant visibility into the supply chain, enable better supply chain risk management, allow aggregation of demand, improve purchasing power, enable collaborative solutions to obsolescence and other parts...

Space Systems Command (SSC) is building a Government Owned Contractor Operated (GOCO) digital backbone in support of the acquisition mission. Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC), managed by National Security Technology Accelerator has awarded $18 million to General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) for the Enigma prototype project.

ESS Ground Resilient Integration & Framework for Operational NC3 (GRIFFON) The ESS Ground Resilient Integration and Framework for Operational NC3 (GRIFFON) is the Ground Segment and Systems Integration component of ESS. System of Systems Integration (SoSI) is the technical system integration effort to support the government in its role as the lead system integrator between the ground, space, cryptographic, and user terminal components.

Overhead Persistent Infrared Data Exploitation Technology Transition (OPIR ODETT) The Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Data Exploitation Technology Transition (ODETT) was awarded to Lockheed Martin Corporation. Lockheed Martin received $5. 2 million to create prototypes that will exploit data and optimize value from current space sensing investments within SSC.

The prototype will build upon a cloud infrastructure and framework solution, enhancing the accuracy of existing OPIR detected event characterization and typing to improve the quality of the High-Altitude Dim Event Stalker (HADES) mission processing chain and improve typing and characterization performance. Please note: only members with an active DD2345 can access the documentation for ECLIPSE.

If you are not a member and wish to submit on this opportunity, please contact membership@nstxl. org and attach a copy of your active DD2345.

Co-Packaged Analog-Drive High-Bandwidth Optical Input/Output (KANAGAWA) The Office of the Undersecretary of Defense, Research & Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) Trusted & Assured Microelectronics (T&AM) program is seeking to mature co-packaged optics (CPO), laser sources, and associated advanced packaging techniques for prototype demonstration and technology transition into the DoD advanced packaging ecosystem and the Defense Industrial Base … Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonics Test Bed (MACH-TB) The Department of the Navy (DoN) is seeking an experimentation project resulting in a proof of concept and prototype demonstration of modular Experimental Glide Body (EGB) testing hypersonic technologies/experimental payloads in operational trajectories using already available boosters.

Manufacturing Advanced Composites for Hypersonics (MACH) The Department of the Navy (DoN) is seeking a manufacturing proof-of-concept prototype for high-rate production of composite parts and assemblies with complex geometries for hypersonic vehicle applications that produces trusted quality parts with significant reduction in per unit time.

Classified Test Material for Hypersonics (CTMH) The Department of the Navy (DoN) is seeking prototypes that fabricate/demonstrate a total of three articles (two unclassified and one classified) using Chemical Vapor Infiltration (CVI) Carbon/Silicon Carbide (C/SiC) densification of carbon fiber preforms.

Additively Manufactured Prototypes (AMP) for Hardware Technology Protection The Department of the Navy (DoN) is seeking prototypes that demonstrate one or more Additive Manufacturing (AM) techniques to protect against one or more identified Technology Protection (TP) threats.

Hypersonics Advanced Capabilities for Weapon System Improvements The Department of the Navy (DoN) is seeking prototype support in the area of Hypersonics Advanced Capabilities for Weapon System Improvements. The Department of the Navy (DoN) is seeking prototype support in maritime systems of expendable unmanned systems with subsystem integration. Dynamic Spectrum Management @