Project Number:

N00019-27-RFI-PMA228-CCA

Description:

The Navy Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program was established to provide the Carrier Air Wing (CVW) with lethal, survivable and persistent, versatile platforms capable of operating directly from the sea. As threat networks grow increasingly complex, the Navy must adapt combat strategies by focusing on collaborative manned-unmanned operations, modular open standards, and rapid, cost-effective prototyping. PMA-228, operating under Deputy Portfolio Acquisition Executive (Aviation) Carrier Strike, seeks to execute this carrier-compliant autonomous unmanned air vehicle Inc 1 prototype development and demonstration to significantly reduce technical risk and accelerate capability delivery to the fleet.

This prototyping effort addresses key risk reduction activities to evaluate platforms with extended range and payload capacity, while minimizing deck footprint and integrating with established CVN infrastructure.  Additionally, it paves the way to provide a future capability to augment 4th and 5th generation aircraft survivability, lethality, and capacity and developing future warfighting capabilities through collaborative Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) to ensure the Navy maintains a decisive edge against adversaries.

Please refer to the RFI on for response submittal instructions.