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New DARPA Program Looks To Enable Drones To Complete Missions After Losing Connectivity

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New DARPA Program Looks To Enable Drones To Complete Missions After Losing Connectivity
The U.S. Air Force's 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Counter-Small Unmanned Aerial System team launches a DGI Mavic 2 drone during an exercise on Aug. 27, 2021 in an undisclosed location in southwest Asia (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is seeking industry solutions for an 18-month program to develop the capability for drones to complete predefined missions when connections to an operator are lost.  Contracts for the Rapid Experimental Missionized Autonomy (REMA) program are expected to be awarded in November, and will cover work on a drone-autonomy adapter interface and mission-specific autonomy software that will run on the adapter. “REMA is focused on creating autonomous solutions to maximize effectiveness of stock commercial…

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