Hydra-70 M151 Prototype OTA (Firehawk)
Individual U.S. Army OTA prototype agreement for Firehawk to deliver 24 prototype Hydra-70 M151 rockets and a modernized technical data package within 18 months.
The U.S. Army's Aviation Rocket and Small Guided Munitions (ARSGM) Product Office, via the One Nation Innovation (ONI) marketplace, awarded Firehawk an individual Other Transaction Authority (OTA) prototype agreement (announced early August 2026) to diversify the Hydra-70 rocket industrial base beyond sole-source producer General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS). Firehawk must deliver 24 prototype Hydra-70 M151 high-explosive rockets and a modernized Technical Data Package (TDP) within 18 months — one of four separate, individually-awarded OTAs (alongside iRocket, Nammo Perry, and Albers), not a single shared multi-awardee action. The Army procures roughly 100,000-200,000 Hydra-70 rockets per year, used by every branch of the U.S. military and dozens of allied forces; the rocket has flown more than 1.7 million times in the last decade. No dollar value or award ID was disclosed by the Army.
Award detail
- Agency
- U.S. Army (ARSGM Product Office, Program Acquisition Executive Fires)
- Award ID
- Ceiling value
- Not disclosed
- Vehicle
- Other Transaction Authority (OTA) prototype agreement, via One Nation Innovation (ONI) marketplace
- Awarded
- 2026-08-06
- Period of performance ends
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Frequently asked
- What is the Hydra-70 M151 Prototype OTA (Firehawk) contract?
- The U.S. Army's Aviation Rocket and Small Guided Munitions (ARSGM) Product Office, via the One Nation Innovation (ONI) marketplace, awarded Firehawk an individual Other Transaction Authority (OTA) prototype agreement (announced early August 2026) to diversify the Hydra-70 rocket industrial base beyond sole-source producer General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS). Firehawk must deliver 24 prototype Hydra-70 M151 high-explosive rockets and a modernized Technical Data Package (TDP) within 18 months — one of four separate, individually-awarded OTAs (alongside iRocket, Nammo Perry, and Albers), not a single shared multi-awardee action. The Army procures roughly 100,000-200,000 Hydra-70 rockets per year, used by every branch of the U.S. military and dozens of allied forces; the rocket has flown more than 1.7 million times in the last decade. No dollar value or award ID was disclosed by the Army.
- Which agency awarded the Hydra-70 M151 Prototype OTA (Firehawk) contract?
- The Hydra-70 M151 Prototype OTA (Firehawk) contract was awarded by U.S. Army (ARSGM Product Office, Program Acquisition Executive Fires) under a Other Transaction Authority (OTA) prototype agreement, via One Nation Innovation (ONI) marketplace vehicle.
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Army awards Firehawk an individual OTA prototype agreement (one of four separate awards alongside iRocket, Nammo Perry, and Albers) to diversify Hydra-70 rocket production; each vendor delivers 24 prototype Hydra-70 M151 rockets and a modernized TDP within 18 months; no dollar amount disclosed
Breaking Defense: Army awards contracts to four companies to boost Hydra-70 rocket productionReported2026-08-06 - 2
U.S. Army adds four new makers of its workhorse Hydra-70 rocket via OTA agreements; each vendor to deliver 24 prototype rockets and a modernized TDP within 18 months; rocket has flown 1.7M+ times in the last decade
Defence Blog: U.S. Army adds four new makers of its workhorse rocketReported2026-08-06