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Department of War (DoD)

Field-Friendly Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Systems

AgencyDepartment of War (DoD)
BranchNAVY
ProgramSTTR
PhasePhase I/II
Topic numberDON27TZ02-NV002
Solicitation27.TZ
Statuspre-release
ReleasedNovember 4, 2026
OpensDecember 2, 2026
ClosesJanuary 6, 2027

Summary

Current DNN architectures suffer from inherent "Black Box" vulnerabilities, demanding massive computational scaling and offering no clear link between parameter count and performance. The proposed model must address these shortfalls:

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