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≈$10.1M DEFINITIVE CONTRACT HR001124C0309

DARPA: ~$10.1M for the "AIR (AI Reinforcements)" program, Phase 1 — a federal contract with Systems & Technology Research (USAspending)

Department of Defense ・2024-02-12 〜 2028-02-12

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded about $10.1M ($10,103,719) for Phase 1 of an AI program titled "Artificial Intelligence Reinforcements (AIR)." Recipient: Systems & Technology Research LLC. An early-phase, DARPA-style cutting-edge AI research contract.

Contract key facts

  • RecipientSYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH LLC
  • Contract value$10,103,719 (≈$10.1M)
  • Awarding agencyDepartment of Defense
  • Awarding sub-agencyDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency
  • Award typeDEFINITIVE CONTRACT
  • Period of performance2024-02-12 〜 2028-02-12
  • Contract ID (PIID)HR001124C0309

Contract scope (original)

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE REINFORCEMENTS (AIR) PHASE 1

Key points

  • DARPA funded Phase 1 of its AI program "AIR (AI Reinforcements)"
  • Value ~$10.1M, multi-year period of performance February 2024–February 2028
  • Recipient: Systems & Technology Research LLC
  • Phased approach — advancing in stages while gauging results — typical of DARPA R&D
  • Program technical details are beyond spending data (not inferred)
  • Marked Phase 1, it is DARPA-type work proceeding in stages while results are judged.

1DARPA and its high-risk research

DARPA is the DoD research agency behind technologies like the internet and stealth, investing in high-risk, breakthrough work. This is Phase 1 of its AI program "AIR" — a typical DARPA approach of advancing R&D in stages, gauging results before proceeding.

2One example of DARPA leading AI work

3Deciding at once, or judging in stages

That this contract is marked Phase 1 shows something about how the work proceeds.

Setting the scope and awarding at onceProceeding in stages, judging results as they come (this contract)
The full size is settled at the startContinuation can be judged at each stage
Suits a field where the path is visibleSuits a field where no one knows where the answer lies
Hard to stop midwayCan be halted where the prospect thins

DARPA is the research agency of the Department of Defense investing in ambitious, high-risk work that gave rise to the internet and to stealth. Proceeding in stages while judging results is characteristic DARPA-type research and development. The technical content and purpose of the programme lie beyond this spending data and are not asserted here.

Why it matters

An example of DARPA funding cutting-edge AI as staged R&D. The program is at an early stage (Phase 1); a useful signal of where U.S. military AI research is directing funds.

FAQ

What is DARPA?
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency — the DoD research agency behind technologies like the internet and stealth, investing in high-risk, breakthrough work.
What does "Phase 1" mean?
Splitting R&D into stages and gauging results/feasibility early before proceeding. It is a common arrangement in DARPA research contracts.

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