DoD Envisions Prize Competition for Boost-Phase SBI Prototypes

Breaking Defense – The Pentagon has proposed an unusual plan to develop boost-phase space-based interceptors (SBIs) that would require firms to build and launch prototypes to compete for relatively small prize awards — in the hopes that winning the trials will lead to big production contracts post-2028.

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