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Very Low-Cost Kinetic Defeat for C-sUAS

Department of War · Air Force · SBIR Topic · 26.BX

posted 1 July 2026 · closed 19 August 2026

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Summary

The Department of the Air Force seeks low‑cost kinetic interceptors to neutralize Group 1‑3 small unmanned aerial systems for base defense and broader C‑UAS markets. The effort emphasizes sub‑$6K per engagement, fire‑and‑forget autonomous guidance, and operation in contested GPS‑denied environments, with transition pathways to AFLCMC/ES and the JIATF‑401 marketplace.

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