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The Army DevX Autonomy Open Call for Innovative Autonomous and Unmanned Systems Solutions is a grant from the U.S. Army Applications Laboratory (AAL) that funds innovative autonomous and unmanned systems technologies ready for military fielding. The platform uses a streamlined 6-minute video-based submission process to rapidly connect vetted solutions with government stakeholders and contracting pathways.
Priority areas include ground, sea, and air autonomous platforms; mission-specific sensors and communications; mission-enabling human-machine teaming; and sustainment capabilities. Typical awards range from $500,000 to $2,000,000, with no fixed ceiling. Proposals are evaluated monthly, with the program open through August 31, 2026.
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DevX Autonomy serves as a repository of vetted, award-ready autonomous solutions, through a 6-minute demo video that connects innovators to government stakeholders. It fast tracks ready-to-go technology for contract and accelerates solutions to Soldiers and units for fielding.
DevX Autonomy is a streamlined acquisition platform that accelerates how the government discovers, assesses, and awards innovative technologies in autonomy and unmanned systems. The platform hosts short, award-ready vendor pitch videos that have undergone competitive assessment and meet Government requirements.
Once added, these solutions are readily awardable government-wide, allowing decision-makers to move from discovery to award in a fraction of the time it usually takes. A single 6-minute video replaces traditional proposals. Each submission is assessed by subject-matter experts under published criteria to ensure clarity and consistency.
Once deemed awardable, solutions are visible across the government and ready for rapid award under existing contracting authorities. Improvement of autonomous platforms that operate in the ground, sea, and air. Mission-specific autonomous capabilities (e.g., Sensors, Comms, or other capabilities).
Mission-Enabling Solutions Advance operations with humans and other systems (e.g., Mission Planning and prioritization). Enhance existing lethal capabilities or introduce new capabilities. Sustainment and maintenance solutions for autonomous systems.
Motors, sensors, controllers or other components that improve capabilities of autonomous systems. Solutions that markedly improve or disrupt autonomous technologies and capabilities. Improvement of autonomous platforms that operate in the ground, sea, and air.
Mission-specific autonomous capabilities. Examples: Sensors, Comms, or other capabilities. Mission-Enabling Solutions Enable cohesive operation with humans and other systems.
Example: Mission Planning and prioritization Enhance existing lethal capabilities or introduce new capabilities. Sustainment and maintenance solutions for autonomous systems. Motors, sensors, controllers or other components that improve capabilities of autonomous systems.
Solutions that markedly improves or disrupts autonomous technologies and capabilities. DevX Autonomy offers innovators a direct, low-barrier pathway to connect with Army and government acquisition teams. Instead of lengthy written proposals, vendors submit a 6-minute video pitch describing their solution, capabilities, and readiness.
Solutions deemed award-ready are added to the DevX repository, becoming immediately visible to government buyers across the autonomy ecosystem. If a submission is not initially approved, vendors receive actionable feedback to refine and resubmit. DevX Autonomy announcement (SAM.
gov) By using DevX Autonomy, program managers and contracting officers can: Expand access to cutting-edge autonomy technologies Accelerate acquisition in direct support of mission outcomes
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Open to all innovators with autonomous system solutions including startups, small businesses, and defense contractors. Vendors submit via the Army Applications Laboratory portal at armyknowledge. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Typical awards range from $500,000 to $2,000,000. No fixed award ceiling. Submissions evaluated monthly with strong solutions moving directly into contracting pathways. Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is August 31, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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The Army Applications Laboratory DevX Autonomy program is a continuously open solicitation seeking advanced technology solutions related to autonomy and unmanned systems for the U.S. Army. The solicitation W911NF-26-S-0040 runs from December 30, 2025 through August 31, 2026, with monthly submission cutoffs evaluated on a rolling basis. Instead of traditional written proposals, vendors submit a 6-minute video pitch describing their solution, capabilities, and readiness. Subject-matter experts assess submissions against published criteria, and approved solutions become immediately available in a repository for government-wide award consideration. The program accepts submissions in seven categories: Platforms (ground, sea, and air autonomous systems), Payloads (sensors and communications), Mission-Enabling Solutions (human-system integration and mission planning), Lethal Capabilities, Sustainment Solutions (maintenance for autonomous systems), Subcomponents (motors, sensors, controllers), and Disruptive Innovations (transformative autonomy technologies). Strong solutions can move directly into contracting pathways without further competition.
The U.S. Army Applications Laboratory (AAL) issued the Open Call Solicitation for Innovative AUS Solutions (W911NF-26-S-0040), a continuously open opportunity running from December 30, 2025 through August 31, 2026 to accelerate next-generation autonomous capabilities across air, ground, and maritime domains. The program is designed to attract both traditional defense contractors and non-traditional innovators delivering disruptive autonomy solutions. Focus areas include autonomous platforms (air, ground, maritime), payloads, mission-enabling software and hardware, lethal capabilities, sustainment solutions, subcomponents, and other disruptive autonomy innovations. The program uses a streamlined submission process requiring a 6-minute unclassified video pitch plus a structured submission form describing the solution, capabilities, and readiness. Monthly submission cutoffs occur at noon EST on the last day of each month. Submissions are assessed the following month with results within 30 days, and strong solutions deemed award-ready can move directly into contracting pathways without further competition. Award instruments include contracts and Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs) supporting R&D, prototyping, testing, production, fielding, and sustainment of autonomous and unmanned systems. Solutions are evaluated on technical merit, alignment with Army needs, team qualifications, problem definition clarity, and real-world applicability.
The Army Applications Laboratory (AAL) DevX Autonomy program (W911NF-26-S-0040) is a continuously reviewed open call solicitation seeking innovative autonomous and unmanned systems (AUS) solutions for the U.S. Army. The program accepts submissions on a monthly basis with cutoffs on the last day of each month through August 31, 2026. Focus areas include autonomous platforms (ground, aerial, maritime), payloads, mission-enabling software and hardware, lethal and non-lethal capabilities, sustainment solutions, and subcomponents for unmanned systems. A distinctive feature is that submissions deemed award-ready can proceed directly to contracting without further competition. The submission format is streamlined: a 6-minute video pitch and structured form rather than traditional lengthy proposals. This program is particularly valuable for AI startups and robotics companies developing autonomous navigation, swarm intelligence, computer vision, or AI decision-making systems for unmanned platforms.
DevX Autonomy is the Army Applications Laboratory's streamlined acquisition platform that accelerates how the government discovers, assesses, and awards innovative technologies in autonomy and unmanned systems. Instead of lengthy written proposals, vendors submit a 6-minute video pitch describing their solution, capabilities, and readiness. Subject-matter experts assess submissions against published criteria, and award-ready solutions are added to a searchable repository accessible government-wide. The open call solicitation (W911NF-26-S-0040) runs from December 30, 2025 through August 31, 2026 with monthly submission cutoffs at 12:00 noon Eastern on the final day of each monthly collection period. Submissions are accepted across seven categories: Platforms (autonomous ground, sea, and air systems), Payloads (mission-specific sensors and comms), Mission-Enabling Solutions (human-system integration and mission planning), Lethal Capabilities, Sustainment Solutions, Subcomponents (motors, sensors, controllers), and Disruptive Innovations. Award-ready solutions can move directly into contracting pathways without further competition.