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We help national defense programs turn bold ideas into operational capabilities through agile, collaborative concept development.

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Concept Development

Innovation doesn’t begin in a vacuum—it starts with shared understanding, informed creativity, and a rapid feedback loop between design and mission. At Kitty Hawk Technologies, we co-develop solutions that align with real-world needs and keep national security efforts moving forward with speed and precision.
Whether it’s a clean-sheet idea or an improvement to existing platforms, we make sure new concepts serve the mission—not the other way around.
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What We Deliver: Agile Development, Grounded in Mission Context

Our Concept Development capability brings together multidisciplinary teams to define, design, and prototype early-stage solutions that meet today’s evolving operational demands.

Cross-Functional Ideation

Cross-Functional Ideation

Facilitating solution workshops between technical leads, operators, and acquisition stakeholders.

Feasibility & Path-to-Fielding Planning

Feasibility & Path-to-Fielding Planning

Mapping technical possibilities against acquisition pathways and deployment timelines.

Rapid Prototyping

Rapid Prototyping

Delivering proof-of-concept models and MVPs to validate ideas early in the lifecycle.

Collaborative Partner Integration

Collaborative Partner Integration

Building with and alongside other contractors, academic institutions, and DoD collaborators.

Mission-Informed Design

Mission-Informed Design

Developing concepts that reflect theater-specific constraints, user needs, and system integration requirements.

We believe that concept development is most effective when it’s built on transparency, iteration, and shared vision. Our teams are structured to embed alongside yours—offering the technical creativity of a design shop with the mission focus of a defense partner.

How We Build Concepts That Work

  • Fast, Focused Sprints – allowing stakeholders to test and evolve concepts in real-time
  • Integrated Teams – including engineers, operators, and SMEs from day one
  • Scalable Delivery Models – supporting both quick-turn efforts and long-term R&D
  • Operational Relevance – staying grounded in the realities of deployment and sustainment

Our ability to connect the dots between operational gaps and technical innovation has helped clients define what’s next—and make it real.

Collaboration at the Forefront of Innovation

  • Designing prototype training systems in coordination with the Surface Combat Systems Training Command
  • Collaborating on AI-enabled threat response concepts for NAVSEA program offices
  • Supporting early ideation for multi-domain command & control with cross-agency working groups
  • Providing feasibility analysis and acquisition guidance for initiatives under the OASIS+ Small Business vehicle

Strong concepts demand strong execution. Our full lifecycle capabilities bring early ideas to life:

Threat Analysis → Ground new ideas in timely, mission-aware intelligence

Capability Engineering → Build out systems architecture and performance planning

Warfighter Integration → Deploy, train, and sustain new capabilities in the field

Start your next innovation with a partner who moves fast, thinks big, and delivers with purpose. Contact Kitty Hawk Technologies to initiate the conversation.