The Demand Signal: Robotics

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INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR DRONE OTA CONSORTIUM - AMENDMENT 0001

Department of Defense · Special Notice · W58RGZ-26-2-SN01-0001

posted 11 August 2026 · closes 28 May 2031 · NAICS 336411 · PSC 1550

Summary

The Department of War (DoW) is inviting industry and academic partners to join its newly created DoW Drone OTA Consortium, which will streamline the acquisition of prototype and production drone systems for warfighter use. The notice emphasizes rapid prototyping, accelerated fielding, and direct collaboration with commercial technology providers, but provides no further technical detail beyond the focus on drones.

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