# Drone Dominance Program (DDP) Lethality Prize Challenge

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/n0016426snb61

- Solicitation number: N0016426SNB61
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was April 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of the Navy
- Agency: Department of the Navy
- Contracting office: NSWC Crane (N00164)
- NAICS: 336411 Aircraft Manufacturing
- Product or service code: AC13 National Defense R&D Services; Department Of Defense - Military; Experimental Development
- Place of performance: Crane, Indiana
- County: Martin County (FIPS 18101). https://abierto.us/counties/martin-county-in-18101
- City: Crane. https://abierto.us/cities/crane-in-1815652
- First posted: April 2, 2026
- Last posted: April 2, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1b4c26862e4c449eb263a1fc6a06b1df/view

## Description

The Drone Dominance Program (DDP) announces this Prize Challenge to identify modular lethal payload solutions for Group 1 small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS). For the purposes of this prize challenge, a lethal payload is defined as the integrated combination of a warhead and its associated Electronic Safe and Arm Device (ESAD) or Electro-Mechanical Safe and Arm Device (EMSAD) and communication/interface.

The Government will assist selected vendors in working through the Joint Services Weapons System Review (JSWSR) and limited safety releases in preparation for Drone Dominance Phase II Gauntlet (DDG2) events. This support is intended to accelerate safe integration and fielding, but does not guarantee safety approval or certification. Solutions must be scalable to match the rapid growth of Drone Dominance platforms and cost-effective to enable mass production and fielding.

At this point, the lethal payload system represents a significant portion of the total system cost; therefore, affordability and manufacturability are critical design considerations. Vendors are strongly encouraged to design payloads that integrate across multiple drone platforms and multiple vendors to maximize interoperability within the Drone Dominance ecosystem.

## Publications

- April 2, 2026: Special notice, due April 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice 1b4c26862e4c449eb263a1fc6a06b1df. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1b4c26862e4c449eb263a1fc6a06b1df/view

## Points of contact

- Jerry Bean, jerry.c.bean2.civ@us.navy.mil, 8123813141

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