Opportunity
DARPA #DARPA-PS-26-136
DARPA Fox Tail Extreme-Scale Hydrodynamics Research Solicitation
Buyer
Defense Sciences Office
Posted
September 24, 2026
Respond By
January 29, 2027
Identifier
DARPA-PS-26-136
NAICS
541715
DARPA’s Defense Sciences Office is seeking research proposals for the Fox Tail project, focused on advanced hydrodynamics and related defense-relevant research areas. - Government buyer: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Defense Sciences Office (DSO). - Research focus: Extreme-scale hydrodynamics, including high-amplitude wave propagation, very-high-Reynolds-number flows, and abrupt phase changes. - Related topics: Systems, Thermal Management, and Threat Countermeasures. - Requested services: Research and development for the Fox Tail project; no specific products, part numbers, or quantities are identified. - OEMs and vendors: None named in the notice. - Notable requirements: The notice describes technical research areas but provides no further performance specifications in the supplied information.
Description
DARPA is soliciting proposals in the general area of extreme-scale hydrodynamics. Topics include, but are not limited to, high amplitude wave propagation, very high Reynolds number flows, and abrupt phase changes. The opportunity lists Systems, Thermal Management, and Threat Countermeasures as research topics.