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Directed Energy Counter Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (DEcUAS)
National Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL) · the publisher calls it «Coming Soon Notice»
A JDEC-supported Coming Soon notice announces an upcoming Request for Solutions for directed energy prototype systems to counter UAS, including high-energy laser, high-power microwave and airborne directed energy prototypes. Documents are gated behind a form and membership-related submission rules, and no deadline is published yet. (machine-written summary)
- Deadline
- Not stated in the source
- Need owner
- Office of the Under Secretary of War (OUSW) Research and Engineering (R&E) Critical Technologies (CT) Scaled Directed Energy (SCADE) Office
- Programme
- Joint Directed Energy Consortium (JDEC)
- What is needed
- The Joint Directed Energy Consortium (JDEC), supporting the Office of the Under Secretary of War (OUSW) Research and Engineering (R&E) Critical Technologies (CT) Scaled Directed Energy (SCADE) Office, is preparing to release a commercial opportunity for Directed Energy (DE) prototype systems to counter Uncrewed Aircraft System (cUAS) threats.
- Who is sought
- Organizations can opt into the teaming list to share and receive contact information.
- Maturity
- Solutions will be categorized and evaluated under three main prototype pillars, alongside critical subsystem and software integration enablers
- How to respond
- To view the full Coming Soon notice, please fill out the key document request form on the right side of the page.
- Access
- Norwegian suppliers: not stated — check the access terms
- Source text: «The company name you are submitting under must match the CAGE code on file. This requirement applies to both parent and subsidiary organizations, which must also have aligned membership status and dates.»
- Membership required
- Not stated
- Funding
- Not stated
- Possible follow-on
- The period of performance for resulting Other Transaction Authority (OTA) awards will be finalized following release of the Request for Solutions (RFS)
- Published by the source
- 2026-08-18
Sources
- Publisher page · Authorised partner of the buyer: https://nstxl.org/opportunity/decuas · read 2026-10-10
Last checked against the source 2026-10-10.