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DE Enhancement SWaP ISV

Name: DE Enhancement SWaP ISV
Creator: Department of Defense
Keywords: OTA

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AI Overview

DoD seeks prototype innovations to reduce size, weight, and power in 30kW High Energy Laser systems mounted on Infantry Squad Vehicles. Solutions across 12 subsystem categories will support Army laser weapon deployment by 2031.

This summary is AI-generated from the official solicitation.

Key Details

Agency

Department of Defense

Funding Amount

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Release Date

October 8, 2026

Due Date

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Official Description

The Joint Directed Energy Consortium (JDEC), supporting the Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Fires, Portfolio Management Executive Defensive Fires (PME DF), Project Manager for Advanced Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Effects (PM ACE), is preparing to release an opportunity for Directed Energy (DE) enhancements. This effort will seek to prototype systems, subsystems and components to reduce Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) to support High Energy Laser (HEL) weapon systems. DE enhancements a...

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Change History

Opportunity AddedOct 8, 2026 at 5:09 PM