Prize competitionClosedUS
Low Cost ISR (LC-ISR)
Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) · the publisher calls it «Prize Challenge»
The Department of War's DIU is running a prize challenge for medium- and long-endurance UAS with multi-int ISR payloads, with fly-offs planned in 2027. Submissions (a PDF pitch deck of up to 15 slides) close on 14 October 2026, and the page says the Government does not guarantee selection. (machine-written summary)
- Deadline
- 14 Oct 2026 (time: see source)
- Source text: «October 14, 2026: Submission window closes»
- The source gives no time zone; the publisher’s local time is assumed.
- Need owner
- Department of War (DoW)
- Maturity
- The Government seeks mature solutions, not concepts.
- How to respond
- Pitch Deck Format: Horizontal 16:9 widescreen PDF, maximum 15 slides.
- Access
- Norwegian suppliers: not stated — check the access terms
- Source text: «Any U.S. or International Participants will be subject to a security screen before acceptance to the fly-off.»
- Membership required
- Not stated
- Export and security terms
- Any U.S. or International Participants will be subject to a security screen before acceptance to the fly-off.
- Funding
- Not stated
- Source text: «This challenge will award a total prize and initial follow-on pool of $100 million.»
- Possible follow-on
- DIU may use the results of this Prize Challenge to award cash prizes, and/or agreements in accordance with the below without further competitive procedures
- Commitment
- The Government does not guarantee selection and will not reimburse costs incurred in preparing submissions.
Sources
- Publisher page · Official publisher: https://www.diu.mil/work-with-us/submit-solution/PROJ00711 · read 2026-10-10
Last checked against the source 2026-10-10.