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Drone Dominance Phase II

Phase II Request for Solutions – Posted 21 April 2026

Drones are reshaping the character of war. To meet this challenge, the Department of War (DoW) must provide ground combat forces with the tools needed to locate, close with, and destroy the enemy in close combat. The DoW must provide one-way attack (OWA) small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) to warfighters at low cost, at scale, and from a supply chain that is resilient.

The Drone Dominance Program (DDP) is awarding $1.1 billion in prototype orders utilizing 10 U.S.C. 4022 over four independent phases. This multi-phase plan is an advanced market commitment: the Department is posting quantities and prices up front and will award fixed price prototype deliveries with vendors whose systems meet the Gauntlet performance and delivery requirements. Each phase includes a Gauntlet test event, run by the Test Resource Management Center (TRMC), and ends with delivery of sUAS via an Other Transaction – Prototype delivery order for the winners of the Gauntlet. Phase II is organized around four stages: an Application, a Qualifier Event to screen for viable systems, a Production & Delivery Test to prove manufacturing readiness, and Gauntlet II to identify the most capable systems for scaling and fielding.

At the completion of the DDP, multiple U.S. vendors will have demonstrated the ability to produce capable, low-cost, secure supply-chain sUAS at scale, enabling Services to integrate these capabilities into future acquisition pathways. Drone Dominance is relying on industry to innovate to complete battlefield missions, reduce unit costs and scale production, with a preference for systems sourced and manufactured primarily in the United States.

Please locate the full Drone Dominance Phase II RFS and all accompanying documents on the right side of this page under Key Documents. 

You can view Phase I leaderboard and updates here: https://dronedominance.mil/

CLOSED

 

GAUNTLET I – Posted 13 February 2026

Vendors have been invited to participate in Gauntlet I, demonstrating their capabilities in delivering dominant drone technologies to the warfighter. Vendors have been notified via official channels and should check their registered email for detailed instructions regarding Gauntlet I participation requirements, logistics, and next steps.

Phase I REQUEST FOR SOLUTIONS (RFS) REVISION 4 – Posted 10 January 2026

The Drone Dominance RFS required potential respondents utilizing non-commercial frequencies in a proposed sUAS to complete two additional forms (DD Form 1494 & SFAF) and include those as part of their proposal submission.  These forms were not provided as part of the RFS package until Friday, 09 January. Given this oversight, the Government is reopening and extending the proposal deadline to 13 January at 1700 EST.  New submissions are also granted. 

Any respondent utilizing non-commercial frequencies in a proposed sUAS are required to submit these forms to NSTXL by 16 January 2026, 1200 EST, although submission of these forms prior to the revised close date of 13 January 2026 is encouraged.  If a respondent has already provided a full submission, no additional action is required.  Respondents shall use the following submission portal to submit DD Form 1494 and Frequency Request Format (SFAF) as applicable. 

Phase I REQUEST FOR SOLUTIONS (RFS) REVISION 3 – Posted 8 January 2026

The Government has revised the Request for Solution (RFS) for the Drone Dominance opportunity to include a change to the below item. You can access the revised RFS in the Key Document section located on the right-hand side of the page.

  • Section F of the RFS has been updated to include Riverside Research Institute to the list of companies that will have non-Government personnel advising the selection team.

Phase I REQUEST FOR SOLUTIONS (RFS) REVISION 2 – Posted 6 January 2026

The Government has revised the Request for Solution (RFS) for the Drone Dominance opportunity to include several changes to the below items. You can access the revised RFS in the Key Document section located on the right-hand side of the page.

  1. Updated “Supply Chain/NDAA/Blue UAS List/Army Drone Market” section to provide clarification on Blue UAS requirements.
  2. Updated “OTA sUAS Delivery Requirements” section to include Blue UAS List requirements.
  3. Removed “Supplemental Intellectual Property Agreement” attachment.
  4. Provided clarification that DD Form 2345 will not be required until prototype delivery award

Phase I REQUEST FOR SOLUTIONS (RFS) REVISION 1 – Posted 5 January 2026

The Government has revised the Request for Solution (RFS) for the Drone Dominance opportunity to include several changes to the below items. You can access the revised RFS in the Key Document section located on the right-hand side of the page.

  • Page 3 – Revisions/Clarifications to Optional Mission #3
  • Pages 4 and 5 – Revisions/Clarifications to the sUAS Delivery Requirements
  • Page 7 – Removal of “business size” requirement in PPT section
  • Page 9 – Updates to CMMC requirements/Addition of FAR 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems.

Phase I REQUEST FOR SOLUTIONS (RFS) – Posted 17 December 2025

The Government has released the Request for Solutions (RFS) for the Drone Dominance opportunity. Please find the RFS and its accompanying documents (Attachments A, B, C, and D) in the Key Documents section on the right-hand side of this page.

  • Opportunity RFS questions due by 2 January 2026 at 12:00 PM ET – Submit your questions regarding the opportunities RFS using the “Submit Question” button located on the right-hand side of this page.
  • Solutions due by 9 January 2026 at 5:00 PM ET – Submit your solutions using the “Submit a Solution” button located on the right-hand side of this page.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

  • An active NSTXL membership is not required to submit on the upcoming Drone Dominance Request For Solutions (RFS), however NSTXL membership will be required before award.
  • A CAGE code will be required in order to submit a response to the official RFS.

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) – Posted 2 December 2025

The Department of War is seeking information on small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) capable of conducting One-Way Attack (OWA) missions to augment current warfighting capabilities.

The intent per the Secretary of War’s (SOW) July 2025 Drone Dominance memo is to “accelerate growth of the U.S. industrial base to outfit our combat units with cheap and effective U.S.-made UAS.”  Every warfighter must have access to low cost/attritable sUAS to conduct OWA.

The Drone Dominance Program (DDP) is designed to help industry organize around the need for low-cost, supply-chain secure sUAS manufacturing at scale, urgently.

The DDP intends to place $1 billion in fixed-price orders utilizing 10 U.S.C. 4022 over four phases in the next two years.

 

 

 

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KEY DOCUMENTS

Phase II RFS Documents

PROJECT TIMELINE

Phase II  Timeline

  • RFS Released: 21 April 2026
  • RFS Questions Due: 04 May 2026 at 12pm ET
  • RFS Applications Due: 08 May 2026 at 5pm ET

Closed – Phase I Timeline:

  • RFS Released: 17 December 2025
  • RFS Questions Due: 2 January 2026 at 12pm ET
  • RFS Solutions Due: 13 January 2026 at 5pm ET
  • Additional Forms Due: 16 January 2026 at 12pm ET

Closed – Request For Insight (RFI) Timeline:

  • RFI Released: 2 December 2025
  • RFI Responses Due: 10 December 2025 at 5pm ET