Missile Defense Agency - Nimble Options for Buying Layered Effects (NOBLE) Announcement

MDA seeks maturation and transition of applied research and advanced technology development, prototype and demonstration, and experimentation and testing for an integrated layered Missile Defense System covering planning, detection, identification, tracking, tasking, engagement and assessment. Topic areas include cost-efficient kinetic and hypersonic interceptors, command and control battle management with AI and resilient networking, scalable non-kinetic and electronic warfare, disruptive technologies, resilient space constellations and space-based interceptors and effectors, advanced analytics and AI/ML, radiation-effects characterization and modeling, international cooperation, innovative target technologies from materials to flight testing, and sensor and processing technologies for track, engage, discriminate and assess missions.