Missile defense RFI on hold due to shutdown

A request for information on the development of software solutions for the Navy’s Collaborative Integrated Air and Missile Defense is now on hold due to the ongoing government shutdown, according to a notice Thursday.

Once the government reopens, the RFI will be amended to provide additional time for questions and submissions, the Navy announced. White papers were originally due Nov. 3.

Naval Information Warfare Systems Command initially released the RFI in September to “facilitate the development, prototyping, production, support and sustainment of software solutions” for Collaborative IAMD, according to the notice.

The Collaborative IAMD Planning Program, or CIPP, seeks to apply artificial intelligence to IAMD planning. This requirement is “driven by a national strategic initiative to ensure the Fleet’s readiness in the tactical edge of warfighting,” that could save time and increase effectiveness, the notice states.