18 September 2026

DARPA is soliciting proposals for compact cold-atom devices and ultra-high Q MEMS and photonic components using microscale ultra-high-vacuum systems. The Army posted an amendment to its Blood Link UAS effort, seeking two prototype aircraft that can transport temperature-controlled blood in contested environments. The Navy announced an Industry Day to gather information on training, mission planning, rehearsal, simulation, and qualification management systems for Group 1 and Group 2 unmanned aircraft. The FDA is looking to buy the Think Trends AI platform to automate processing of adverse event documents across all regulated product categories.