Drone Dominance Program (DDP) Lethality Prize Challenge

The US Navy's Drone Dominance Program (DDP) is seeking modular lethal payload solutions for Group 1 small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS). The goal is to identify cost-effective and scalable solutions that can be integrated across multiple drone platforms and vendors. 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. • The solution must be a modular lethal payload system, including a warhead and its associated Electronic Safe and Arm Device (ESAD) or Electro-Mechanical Safe and Arm Device (EMSAD) and communication/interface. • The solution must be scalable to match the rapid growth of Drone Dominance platforms. • The solution must be cost-effective to enable mass production and fielding. • Vendors are encouraged to design payloads that integrate across multiple drone platforms and multiple vendors to maximize interoperability within the Drone Dominance ecosystem.