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Request for Information (RFI): Formal Learning and Abstractions for System Heterogeneity (FLASH)

Department of Defense · DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) · Special Notice · DARPA-SN-27-17

posted 3 November 2026 · closes 30 November 2026 · NAICS 541715 · PSC AC12

Summary

DARPA's Information Processing Techniques Office issued an RFI seeking input on research for Formal Learning and Abstractions for System Heterogeneity (FLASH). The request focuses on national‑security applications that could gain robustness from heterogeneous engineering solutions and on techniques to automatically synthesize high‑assurance cyber‑physical systems from formal specifications.

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