Multi-Spectrum Defensive Electronic Warfare (MSDEW) Advanced Research Announcement (ARA)   4

Background
The MSDEW ARA program aims to develop sensors and systems supplies to enhance joint lethality in contested environments, strike diverse targets within adversary air and missile defense networks, and support a force capable of deploying, surviving, operating, maneuvering, and regenerating in all domains while under attack. The program advances the Air Force EW (signal) capabilities to meet the need for national defense and requires acquisition of aeronautical supplies, parts, accessories, and designs for experimental and test purposes. The strategic objectives will be achieved through design, modeling, simulation and analysis (MS&A), experimentation, testing, and demonstration of multi-spectrum threat warning and countermeasures sensors, systems, and technologies.

Work Details
The MSDEW ARA program includes Call 01 entitled 'Threat Assessment & Aircraft Protection Defensive Electronic Warfare (TAAP-DEW)'. The objective of TAAP-DEW is to design expendable (ordinance) and directed-energy (signal) countermeasure concepts in electro-optical (EO) and multi-spectrum electro-optical/radio-frequency (EO/RF) domains in response to an ever-changing missile threat landscape using threat exploitation; modeling and simulation evaluation; and hardware and field testing.
These concepts, together with enabling tools and hardware test assessment, will drive improved aeronautical subsystems and CM flare ordnance to develop best supplies for increased protection of aircraft.

Period of Performance
ARA will be open for Calls through 13 Jul 2025.