Dec. 5 at 12:05 AM
$RCAT $UMAC
"The DDP anticipates inviting 25 vendors to the Phase I Gauntlet with a planned start date of 16 February 2026. Participants will be selected based on responses to a Request for Solutions (RFS) anticipated to post 17 December, with final selections and notifications during the week of 26 January.
Scoring will be public via a leader board and feedback will be provided. Scoring will be primarily related to achievement of two missions, likely to include 10.0 km strike across open territory and a 1.0 km strike in simulated urban territory, both with minimum 2kg dummy payload. Up to 12 vendors will be provided with fixed-price orders at the end of the Phase I Gauntlet. Vendors may indicate how many units they are able to deliver during each phase (with deliveries occurring in two tranches no later than 2.5 and 4.5 months after the Gauntlet). No vendor will receive an order of less than 1,000 units."
