Integrated Multidisciplinary Design, Analysis, and Optimization Framework for Hypersonic Boost-Glide Weapons
AI Overview
The Navy seeks an integrated multidisciplinary design and optimization framework to accelerate hypersonic boost-glide weapons development by concurrently optimizing aerodynamics, thermal protection, structures, and trajectories. The solution must balance computational efficiency with modeling accuracy to reduce design complexity, development timelines, and costs while supporting early-phase trade studies and manufacturability assessments.
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Official Description
The Department of the Navy (DON) requires advanced simulation and optimization capabilities to accelerate the conceptual design and mission planning of hypersonic boost-glide weapons. These systems must deliver long-range strike capabilities, survive extreme thermal and structural environments, and maintain maneuverability for terminal effectiveness against defended targets. Designing such vehicles is highly complex due to the strong coupling between aerodynamic heating, structural loading, cont...
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Integrated Multidisciplinary Design, Analysis, and Optimization Framework for Hypersonic Boost-Glide Weapons
Q1 answered: Phase I requires multi-constraint evaluation and multidisciplinary coupling demonstration, not single-condition analysis. Q2 answered: OS/deployment flexible based on solution approach; both workstation and HPC acceptable; compatibility with CREATE-AV ADAPT or OpenMDAO encouraged; no mandatory government software baseline.
Integrated Multidisciplinary Design, Analysis, and Optimization Framework for Hypersonic Boost-Glide Weapons
Status changed from Pre-Release to Open
Integrated Multidisciplinary Design, Analysis, and Optimization Framework for Hypersonic Boost-Glide Weapons
Added Q1 asking whether Phase I should identify only the dominant limiting condition or conduct multi-constraint evaluation—clarifying scope expectations for design feasibility analysis.
Integrated Multidisciplinary Design, Analysis, and Optimization Framework for Hypersonic Boost-Glide Weapons
This Q&A clarifies technical requirements for an MDAO framework's deployment environment, including operating system compatibility, deployment modes (workstation vs. HPC), and software baselines—factors that significantly impact Phase I development scope.
Integrated Multidisciplinary Design, Analysis, and Optimization Framework for Hypersonic Boost-Glide Weapons
Minor editorial changes (formatting/spacing adjustments to bullet points; no substantive changes to requirements, scope, or technical focus areas).
Integrated Multidisciplinary Design, Analysis, and Optimization Framework for Hypersonic Boost-Glide Weapons
Close Date changed from 2026-04-22 to 2026-06-03
Integrated Multidisciplinary Design, Analysis, and Optimization Framework for Hypersonic Boost-Glide Weapons
Open Date changed from 2026-03-25 to 2026-05-06
Integrated Multidisciplinary Design, Analysis, and Optimization Framework for Hypersonic Boost-Glide Weapons
Status changed from Removed to Pre-Release
Integrated Multidisciplinary Design, Analysis, and Optimization Framework for Hypersonic Boost-Glide Weapons
Opportunity DON26BZ01-NV035 no longer available
Integrated Multidisciplinary Design, Analysis, and Optimization Framework for Hypersonic Boost-Glide Weapons
New opportunity: Integrated Multidisciplinary Design, Analysis, and Optimization Framework for Hypersonic Boost-Glide Weapons
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