The Demand Signal: DARPA

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Department of Defense · DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) · Solicitation · DARPA-PS-26-127

posted 15 July 2026 · closed 23 September 2026 · NAICS 541715 · PSC AC12 · 16 postings

Summary

DARPA is issuing a solicitation for innovative proposals to develop compact cold‑atom devices and environmentally‑decoupled ultra‑high Q microelectromechanical (MEMS) and photonics devices using microscale ultra‑high‑vacuum (µUHV) systems. The effort targets cutting‑edge quantum and photonic hardware that could enable new capabilities in sensing, communications, and other advanced defense applications.

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