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DARPA's REMA (Rapid Experimental Missionized Autonomy) program enhances commercially available and stock military drones by adding an autonomy subsystem that increases the drone's capability and renders ineffective adversaries' electromagnetic countermeasures that disrupt operator-drone communication.
The single-phase program develops a drone-autonomy adapter interface and mission-specific autonomy software, utilizing accelerating development spirals for tactical deployment. Focus areas include onboard AI inference for navigation, target recognition, and mission continuation in GPS-denied and jammed environments; foundation models for tactical autonomy; and modular autonomy stacks compatible with diverse commercial drone platforms.
Managed by DARPA TTO under PM Phillip Smith.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Open to U.S. industry, academic institutions, FFRDCs, and small businesses with relevant capabilities. International partners may participate subject to ITAR/export control. Performers selected via DARPA TTO solicitations and BAA calls. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows multi-million dollar performer awards. Program budget approximately USD 13,800,000 in FY2025 with continuation funding. Individual awards typically USD 1,000,000 to USD 8,000,000 per performer. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for DARPA REMA Rapid Experimental Missionized Autonomy for Converting Commercial Drones into AI-Enabled Autonomous Combat Platforms are due December 31, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
DARPA REMA Rapid Experimental Missionized Autonomy for Converting Commercial Drones into AI-Enabled Autonomous Combat Platforms is funded by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Tactical Technology Office (TTO). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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The Army Applications Lab's DevX Autonomy open call seeks commercial autonomous and unmanned system solutions that can address Army capability gaps in maneuver, sustainment, and force protection. The solicitation accepts proposals on a rolling monthly basis through August 31, 2026, and is targeted at non-traditional defense vendors with autonomy software, AI perception systems, and unmanned ground or aerial platforms. AAL provides early access to Army end users for problem refinement, prototype evaluation, and transition planning. Awards are structured as Other Transaction Agreements, with awards typically between $500K and $2M and a pathway to follow-on Army programs of record. AAL is part of the U.S. Army Futures Command innovation portfolio.
AFRL's Geospatial Intelligence Processing and Exploitation (GeoPEX) BAA seeks white papers for research, development, integration, test and evaluation of technologies and techniques to provide geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) in all its forms and from whatever source — imagery, imagery intelligence, or geospatial data and information. The open, two-step BAA prioritizes AI-enabled sensor fusion, machine learning for imagery exploitation, multi-source data integration, autonomous geospatial reasoning, and intelligent processing pipelines. Total funding approximately $99.9M with individual awards typically $250K to $10M over up to 24 months. White papers accepted on a rolling basis until September 30, 2026; formal proposals are by invitation only.
DARPA's TIAMAT (Transfer from Imprecise and Abstract Models to Autonomous Technologies) program develops sim-to-real transfer techniques that train autonomous systems in low-fidelity, abstract simulations and reliably deploy them in unpredictable physical environments. Research targets foundations for rapid sim-to-real generalization, robustness to physics-model error, and transfer learning across morphology and sensor configurations. The program is structured as two 18-month phases and supports applications including ground autonomy, aerial autonomy, and robotic manipulation in adversarial, novel, or contested settings. Awards have included University of Central Florida ($1.2M) and other academic and industry performers. TIAMAT is a core DARPA investment in foundational autonomy R&D.
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