DPA26BZ05-DV019ActiveSBIR

Semantically-Aware ISR

Department of DefenseDARPA

AI Overview

This RFP seeks a low-power, mission-aware semantic communication system for small unmanned aircraft that intelligently compresses ISR sensor data by 100x while preserving decision-relevant context. The system must understand operator intent, reason across spatial and temporal patterns, and transmit only essential information over severely constrained tactical communications links.

This summary is AI-generated from the official solicitation.

Key Details

Agency
Department of Defense
Funding Amount
Release Date
August 5, 2026
Due Date
September 23, 2026

Official Description

Effective Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) in contested theaters depends on the ability to extract and transmit decision-relevant information from sensors under severely constrained communications. Modern multimodal sensor payloads, including electro-optical (EO), infrared (IR), event-camera, low-light, and platform-telemetry streams, produce data volumes orders of magnitude beyond what tactical communications links can carry, particularly when those links are degraded, inter...

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Change History

Status ChangedAug 26, 2026 at 2:03 PM

Semantically-Aware ISR

Status changed from Pre-Release to Open

Description ChangedAug 25, 2026 at 11:02 PM

Semantically-Aware ISR

# Key Changes to Phase II Description ## Major Addition: Structured Performance Metrics Table **What changed:** A new "Table 1. Phase II Performance Metrics" was inserted with quantified threshold and objective requirements across six capability areas. **Why it matters:** - **Previously**, the RFP embedded metrics narratively within milestone descriptions (e.g., "Demonstrate ≥90 percent data reduction"). - **Now**, applicants have explicit side-by-side threshold vs. objective targets that govern success: - Data reduction: ≥90% threshold → ≥95–99% objective - Mission utility retention: ≥85% threshold → ≥90% objective - ROI latency: ≤500 ms threshold → ≤250 ms objective - Vague-task adaptation: ≥3 mission cards threshold → ≥6 cards objective (including ≥2 withheld scenarios) - Constrained-link operation: Now explicitly includes 10 Kbps and 1 Kbps "graceful" operation

Opportunity AddedAug 5, 2026 at 12:02 PM

Semantically-Aware ISR

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