SAM #DARPA-PS-26-05

DARPA Solicitation for Autonomous Undersea Vehicle and Pressure Vessel Research

DARPA is inviting research proposals to advance autonomous undersea vehicle (AUV) and pressure vessel (PV) technologies for deep ocean exploration. - Government Buyer: - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Arlington, VA - Products/Services Requested: - Research and development in: - Autonomous undersea vehicle (AUV) and pressure vessel (PV) designs - Materials science and advanced manufacturing techniques - Embedded AUV subsystems and payloads - Mission engineering and digital engineering capabilities - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Emphasis on revolutionary, novel approaches to enable uncrewed access to full-ocean depths - Goal to significantly reduce the size of current state-of-the-art AUV systems - Focus on innovative research rather than procurement of specific products - No specific OEMs, vendors, part numbers, or purchase quantities are identified in the solicitation.

Description

DARPA is soliciting innovative approaches to address challenges in the following technical areas: autonomous undersea vehicle (AUV) and pressure vessel (PV) designs, materials science, manufacturing techniques, embedded AUV subsystems and payloads, and supporting mission engineering and digital engineering capabilities. Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in uncrewed access to the full-ocean depths at a fraction of the size of current state-of-the-art AUV systems.

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