This program seeks to accelerate the production of carbon-carbon hypersonic aeroshells by developing and applying faster, more scalable composite manufacturing methods. Performers must demonstrate an end-to-end manufacturing process that ensures high quality, rapid production, and quick design-cycle turnaround. The goal is to achieve a process with reasonable cost and orders-of-magnitude improvement in throughput for eventual transition to hypersonic programs of record.

This opportunity seeks to develop and demonstrate faster, scalable manufacturing processes for carbon-carbon hypersonic aeroshells. Performers must show an end-to-end process from raw materials to near-net-shape densification that ensures high quality and rapid production. The goal is to achieve a process with reasonable cost and orders-of-magnitude improvement in throughput for transition to programs of record. No specific budget, performance location, or non-bid timelines are detailed in the description.

This program seeks to develop and apply advanced composite manufacturing methods to enable scalable, fast, and agile production of carbon-carbon hypersonic aeroshells. Performers must demonstrate an end-to-end manufacturing process from raw materials to near-net-shape densification, proving high quality, rapid production, and quick design-cycle turnaround. The goal is to achieve a process with reasonable cost and orders-of-magnitude improvement in throughput for eventual transition to hypersonic programs of record.