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WASHINGTON — The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has issued a call for industry ideas on how it can implement President Donald Trump’s Jan. 27 “Iron Dome for America” Executive Order — a surprisingly fast turn around on a Pentagon program.
The Request for Information (RF) comes just four days after Trump’s order mandated Pentagon development of a comprehensive “shield” to repel any aerial attack on the US homeland. The RFI asks interested vendors to show and tell relevant capabilities by Feb. 28.
The request to industry is structured to be open to a wide range of ideas, as it seeks details on what capabilities can be “delivered or demonstrated” in two-year “epochs”: not later than Dec. 31, 2026; Dec. 31, 2028; Dec. 31, 2030 and “beyond” Dec. 31, 2030.
