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Suitable Warfighting Adaptive Payloads (SWAP)-USV Sprint 2

Department of DefenseDefense Innovation Unit (DIU)

AI Overview

DIU is seeking production-ready unmanned surface vessels integrated with hard-kill counter-air effectors and clutter-resilient sensors to detect and defeat low-cost aerial threats like drones and helicopters in contested maritime environments. The goal is affordable, scalable fleet self-defense that shifts the cost-exchange ratio away from expensive naval assets.

This summary is AI-generated from the official solicitation.

Key Details

Agency
Department of Defense
Funding Amount
Up to $40,000,000
Release Date
October 15, 2026
Due Date
December 1, 2026

Official Description

Problem

The cost-exchange ratio for detecting and neutralizing asymmetric maritime and airborne threats in contested environments is heavily skewed in favor of the adversary. Today the Department of War (DoW) too often relies on exquisite, multi-million-dollar naval surface and aviation assets to counter these inexpensive threats. Low-cost, low-signature threats—including explosive Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs), Group 1–3 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), attack helicopters, go-fast vesse...

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Opportunity AddedOct 15, 2026 at 7:04 PM

Suitable Warfighting Adaptive Payloads (SWAP)-USV Sprint 2

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