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…

Contract Updates

USTRANSCOM has awarded a firm-fixed price (indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract) – $10,915,926.84,

USTRANSCOM has awarded a firm-fixed price, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract, with a face value of $10,915,926.84, to SSA Atlantic LLC, Jacksonville, Florida, (HTC71126DE119). This contract provides Stevedoring and Related Terminal Services (S&RTS) in Florida, at the Ports of Jacksonville. The base…

The Boeing Co. (Ridley Park, Pennsylvania) – $183,163,191.00

The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $183,163,191.00 Firm-Fixed Price delivery order modification (Contract Number W91215-16-G-000 H9224122F0002 P00004) for procurement of H-47ER Rotary Wing Aircraft in support of United Kingdom Foreign Military Sales through U.S. Special Operations Command.…

CORRECTION: The contract announced on Dec. 15 2025 (for Southeastern Kentucky Rehabilitation Industries, Corbin) – $14,312,903

CORRECTION: The contract announced on Dec. 15, 2025, for Southeastern Kentucky Rehabilitation Industries,* Corbin, Kentucky (SPE1C1-24-D-N017) for $14,312,903 was announced with an incorrect award date. The correct award date is Dec. 17, 2025.

RGAS LLC (Houston, Texas) – $16,477,807

RGAS LLC,** Houston, Texas, has been awarded a maximum $16,477,807 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract under solicitation SPE4A7-25-R-0788 for various hydrofluorocarbon carbon gases. This was a competitive acquisition with five responses received. This is a one-year base contract with two one-year option…

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

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Contract Updates

USTRANSCOM has awarded a firm-fixed price (indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract) – $10,915,926.84,

The Boeing Co. (Ridley Park, Pennsylvania) – $183,163,191.00

CORRECTION: The contract announced on Dec. 15 2025 (for Southeastern Kentucky Rehabilitation Industries, Corbin) – $14,312,903

RGAS LLC (Houston, Texas) – $16,477,807

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