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DARPA Technical Interchange Meeting on Advanced Energetics Manufacturing (No Procurement)

This notice announces a DARPA-hosted Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM) on Advanced Energetics Manufacturing in Arlington, VA. - Purpose: Engage industry and government stakeholders to discuss innovative technologies for efficient, distributed production of energetic materials (e.g., RDX, HMX) - Focus on reactor platforms, continuous flow technology, process monitoring, and supply chain resiliency - Event Details: - In-person meeting on May 27, 2026, at DARPA headquarters - Open to U.S. citizens only - Responses due by May 8, 2026 - No procurement, solicitation, or contract is associated with this notice - Opportunity for industry to present capabilities and provide actionable insights - No specific products, services, or vendors are requested - No contract value, quantities, or part numbers are specified

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TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE MEETING OBJECTIVE:DARPA will host an in-person Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM) on Advanced Energetics Manufacturing anticipated to occur in approximately May 2026 in Arlington, VA. The purpose of this TIM is to meet with the energetics community to discuss technologies related to increasing the efficiency and/or distributed production of energetic materials, promote additional discussion on this topic, address questions from industry and government stakeholders, and provide a forum for industry to present their capabilities. BACKGROUND:Energetics in the U.S. are produced almost exclusively using batch processing in large mixers with highly concentrated, pure input materials due to the susceptibility to impurities from the large reaction volume and limited control. Furthermore, these are fixed systems designed to only produce one class of product and require a large footprint (acres) of secondary processing to safely handle in batches. These legacy approaches are hindered by cost, size, and technical expertise required to operate and maintain multiple, different dedicated energetics processing reactors for both explosive and propellant needs.

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