Defense Applications of Innovative Remote Sensing (DAIRS)

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is issuing a Disruption Opportunity (DO), inviting submissions of innovative basic or applied research concepts in the technical domain of remote sensing with a focus on the application to surface-wave over-the-horizon radar (SWOTHR) and environmental characterization. This DO is issued under the Program Announcement (PA) for Disruptioneering, DARPA-PA-23-03.

All awards will be made in the form of an Other Transaction (OT) for Prototype project. The total award value for the combined Phase 1 base (Feasibility Study) of 6 months and Phase 2 option (Proof of Concept) of 9 months, collectively lasting up to 15 months, is limited to $2,000,000. This total award value includes Government funding and performer cost share if required or proposed.