Scout | Distributed AI to coordinate drone swarms for area defense without a central controller

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Distributed AI to coordinate drone swarms for area defense without a central controller

This opportunity seeks to develop a distributed AI technology that enables multiple agents to collaboratively command and control drone swarms to defend an area against a larger enemy swarm. The AI must integrate with existing onboard autonomy and perception systems and operate without relying on a centralized control node. The focus is on multi-agent swarm defense using Group 1 or Group 2 UAS…

Source

Agency: U.S. Department of Defense

Program: SBIR

Phase: PHASE I

Phase: Phase II

Phase: Phase SPII

Dates

Topic Opens: July 22, 2026

Topic Closes: August 19, 2026

Eligibility

industry:defense

Keywords

distributed ai

swarm control

unmanned aerial systems

multi-agent coordination

area defense

decentralized command

counter swarm

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