RFI for Next Generation Hypersonic Cruise Missiles
Special Notice from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (darpa). Due Nov 6, 2026, 18 days left.
| Solicitation number | DARPA-SN-26-93 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (darpa) |
| Office | Def Advanced Research Projects Agcy |
| Notice type | Special Notice |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715) |
| Product or service code | AC12 |
| Posted | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 6, 2026 (18 days left) |
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Description
Responses to this Request for Information (RFI) will be used to refine the Government's technical requirements, validate programmatic assumptions, and inform the acquisition strategy for a potential competitive Program Solicitation (PS). The primary intent of this RFI is to inform industry of a potential new DARPA program and to encourage innovative contractor/subcontractor teaming arrangements between traditional and non-traditional defense contractors, technology developers, and specialized test and evaluation (T&E) providers prior to formal solicitation.
About the buyer
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded $1.2 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Lockheed Martin Corporation, Securigence LLC and The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC. See what DARPA is buying now.