Mobile Sea-Based Launch Platform

SBIR topic MDA27BZ02-DV005 (U.S. Department of Defense – Missile Defense Agency), Phase I and II. Open to U.S. small businesses. Opens: December 2, 2026. Closes: January 6, 2027. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Directorate for Test and Targets (DT) Directorate designs, develops and provides missile targets to test US missile defenses. The Department of War is pushing towards the deployment of sea-based launch capabilities for a variety of applications to enhance range and survivability of hypersonic technologies [1]. A commercially-owned and operated mobile sea-based platform capable of launching a variety of commercially-procured target vehicles from any point on the ocean will enable MDA to more accurately and cost-effectively replicate adversary threats while increasing equatorial launch access and enabling more responsive launch coordination [2]. Official solicitation: https://www.dodsbirsttr.mil/topics-app/