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2026-09-05
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Next Generation Hypersonic Cruise Missile Industry Day

DARPA-SN-26-120 · DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) · DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY

national security defense materials manufacturing computing communications space aeronautics

Closes
2026-09-16 · 11 d
Award ceiling
Award floor
Program funding
Expected awards
Cost sharing
No
Posted
2026-09-02
Instrument
Characterization · gpt-5.4-mini · 2026-09-03

DARPA is hosting an Industry Day to brief prospective proposers on a future Next Generation Hypersonic Cruise Missile program solicitation; no grant award is being made by this notice itself.

Funds
other
University
unclear
physical sciences
substantial
engineering
central
computational data
minor

⚑ Special Notice / Industry Day only; not a funding opportunity or solicitation · Advance registration required to attend · Future program solicitation expected; eligibility for that future competition not stated here · Applicant restrictions reference federal contract terms, but this notice does not award funds

Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules

Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) 45 partial technical depth: central; funds other (capped)
IPPRA 38 weak portfolio topic: national_security_defense (primary); social/behavioral work is none; funds other — not a research fit; eligibility unclear — verify in the NOFO
Tom Love Innovation Hub 30 weak prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content

Description

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Tactical Technology Office (TTO) will host an Industry Day to brief potential proposers on the objectives of a future Next Generation Hypersonic Cruise Missile (NGHCM) program. This event precedes the planned release of a Program Solicitation (PS). Advance registration is required to attend.

Eligibility

Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: . Notice type: Special Notice. Organization: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) / DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY.

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Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →

A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.

ONE LLM CALL (~1¢) · CACHED · REQUIRES STAFF KEY

Proposal shell · Department of Defense (BAA-style) conventions SEE A DOD EXAMPLE →

Funder-faithful document skeletons — Department of Defense (BAA-style)'s document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.

ONE LLM CALL (~2-3¢) · CACHED · SCAFFOLDING, NOT GHOSTWRITING