DI, on behalf of the Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate (AFRL/RW), seeks novel solutions from businesses and universities in the field of Cyber Survivability with an emphasis on Assured Artificial Intelligence (AI). This is a funded opportunity and selected offerors will receive funding from AFRL/RW to conduct further research and development of their novel technology/solution.

Proposed solutions will be submitted in support of Air Delivered Effects Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Research Area #19: Cyber Survivability for Precision-Guided Munitions. Specific solutions being sought include:

• Verification and Validation of AI
• Trustworthiness for Autonomous Systems
• Functional Correctness for Autonomous Systems
• Safety for AI enabled Autonomous Systems
• Formal Verification/Methods/Proofing
• Hardware and Software Assurance Testing
• Cyber Resilience/Cyber Assurance/Cyber Survivability

Steps to participate:

1. Read about Research Area #19: Cyber Survivability for Precision-Guided Munitions.
2. Watch this recording of the Assessment Event Kick-Off webinar which took place on January 24, 2024 to learn more about the technologies being sought and the context in which they will be used. This recording includes valuable Q&A so please watch it in its entirety.
3. Still interested? Download the Air Delivered Effects BAA and review submission requirements and instructions for the “Two Step Open BAA” beginning on pg. 29.

The submission period for this Assessment Event will run from January 29, 2024 to February 16, 2024. Please note, you are welcome to submit a white paper in support of the Air Delivered BAA after the submission period, but there is no guarantee that funds will remain available after this time.

For questions about the Assessment Event, or to learn more about R&D partnership opportunities with AFRL/RW, email techtransfer@doolittleinstitute.org.

For questions about the white paper submission process, email afrl.rwk.baaworkflow@us.af.mil