Scalable, High-Rate Manufacturing Process for the Drone Killer Cartridge (DKC) Prototype

Name: Scalable, High-Rate Manufacturing Process for the Drone Killer Cartridge (DKC) Prototype
Creator: Department of Defense
Published: 2026-07-30T14:54:48.347828+00:00
Keywords: OTHER

Department of Defense

AI Overview

DoD seeks industry partners to develop a scalable, high-rate manufacturing process for the Drone Killer Cartridge, a kinetic countermeasure against unmanned aircraft systems. The prototype effort will optimize tooling and production methods to enable reliable, high-volume ammunition production while maintaining safety standards.

This summary is AI-generated from the official solicitation.

Key Details

Agency

Department of Defense

Funding Amount

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Release Date

July 30, 2026

Due Date

August 20, 2026 (Closed)

Official Description

The Weapons Systems Development Division at Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane, Code JXP, in coordination with Army Contracting Command Rock Island (ACC-RI), seeks industry partners to prototype a novel, high-rate manufacturing process for the government-designed Drone Killer Cartridge (DKC). The DKC is a kinetic countermeasure supporting warfighters against unmanned aircraft system (UAS) threats, which represent an increasingly dominant challenge on the modern battlefield. The pace of ad...

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Change History

Opportunity AddedJul 30, 2026 at 3:08 PM