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Carbon Crunch

Department of Defense · DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) · Solicitation · DARPA-PS-26-15

posted 30 January 2026 · closed 3 March 2026 · NAICS 541715 · PSC AC12 · 6 postings

Summary

The Department of Defense's DARPA is soliciting proposals to develop a scalable, fast, and agile manufacturing process for carbon-carbon hypersonic aeroshells. The effort focuses on cutting‑edge composite manufacturing methods that could dramatically increase production throughput and reduce cost for future hypersonic programs.

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