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Automated Combat Assessment at the Edge

Department of DefenseUSAF

AI Overview

This RFP seeks automated combat assessment software that rapidly evaluates battle damage post-strike using edge processing and AI/ML models. The system addresses the need for real-time damage classification in contested environments, enabling faster tactical re-planning and restrike decisions compared to traditional after-action reporting methods.

This summary is AI-generated from the official solicitation.

Key Details

Agency
Department of Defense
Funding Amount
—
Release Date
September 2, 2026
Due Date
October 21, 2026

Official Description

Combat assessment (physical and functional) provides tactically relevant information for re-strike and re-planning. The state of practice for traditional targeting involves generating after-action reports including battle-damage assessment hours after mission execution relying on multiple imagery collects (EO). This analysis is performed as a sequence of independent tasks that are outdated, time consuming, and lack automation. This does not meet timeline requirements for prosecution of advanced ...

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Change History

Q&A UpdatedOct 7, 2026 at 7:02 PM

Informational change · Description

Automated Combat Assessment at the Edge

  • Added four unanswered questions on Phase I testing: assessment-product/status conventions and handling insufficient or conflicting evidence and confidence calibration; low-SWaP hardware profiling versus estimates or emulation, and sensor-density/location sensitivity; whether one target class is enough or multiple are expected; and acceptable validation evidence for functional damage without operational ground truth, including SME adjudication and controlled simulations.
  • These questions leave key evaluation expectations unresolved. Applicants may need to address them explicitly in their Phase I test plans.
  • The prior Q&A and its answer are unchanged, but the original question is now Q5 and its answer is labeled A5. It still says there is no recommended dataset or governing NGA/FEMA publication, disaster assessment is outside the topic, human operators retain decisions, and AFRL owns the capability concept.
Status ChangedSep 23, 2026 at 1:04 PM

Informational change · Status

Automated Combat Assessment at the Edge

Status changed from status: Pre-Release to status: Open.

Q&A UpdatedSep 17, 2026 at 2:01 PM

Informational change · Description

Automated Combat Assessment at the Edge

Description information changed.

Q&A UpdatedSep 17, 2026 at 1:01 PM

Informational change · Description

Automated Combat Assessment at the Edge

Description information changed.

Q&A UpdatedSep 15, 2026 at 8:01 PM

Automated Combat Assessment at the Edge

This Q&A clarifies evaluation expectations by requiring applicants to justify their feasibility assessment approach independently (no government datasets provided), define edge computing constraints precisely, align with specific NGA/FEMA standards, and identify what outcome would demonstrate infeasibility—essentially demanding applicants pre-emptively address technical credibility and government acceptance criteria.

Opportunity AddedSep 2, 2026 at 12:02 PM

Automated Combat Assessment at the Edge

New opportunity: Automated Combat Assessment at the Edge

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