SDA Posts Solicitation for Sabre Payloads

Response Date: April 17, 2023

SDA seeks industry solutions for a payload system that will add multiple new mission capability demonstrations to the NExT (experimental testbed) constellation.  The payload system will deliver three (3) independent functional capabilities, collectively referred to as the Sabre payload:

• Collecting and relaying telemetry from Vehicles Under Test (VUTs) on U.S. missile test ranges
• Alternative pointing, navigation, and timing (S-NAV/ALTNAV)
• Tactical Electronic Support (ES)

This solicitation is for the design, development, fabrication, integration, test, and delivery of three (3) Sabre flight payloads including support for integrating these payloads with NExT SVs and operating and sustaining them for future mission demonstrations. Please find additional details and submission instructions at the link below.