Strategic Technology Office-wide Innovation Solutions Opening Announcement

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is seeking innovative and disruptive technologies for existing and future battlespaces through its Strategic Technology Office (STO). The agency is looking for revolutionary research ideas that can create new "proof-of-concept" mission systems. The research areas of interest include acoustic communication and sensing, adaptability, advanced computing, additive manufacturing, architecture and advanced systems engineering, and more. Proposers are required to submit an abstract before submitting a full proposal, and the abstract will be evaluated based on overall scientific and technical merit, potential contribution and relevance to the DARPA mission, and price realism. Some key areas of focus include: • Acoustic communication and sensing • Adaptability • Advanced computing • Additive manufacturing • Architecture and advanced systems engineering • Artificial intelligence • Autonomy and control algorithms • Combat identification • Command and control (C2) The proposals will be evaluated based on the technical approach, potential contribution to the national security technology base, and price realism.