Defense Experimentation Using the Commercial Space Internet

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation (SDPE) office is announcing its intent to solicit proposals under both of the attached announcements: 1) Advanced Research Announcement (ARA) with Calls and 2) Open Two-Step Advanced Research Announcement (ARA). Both of these ARA's are being released in parallel and both fall under the Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI) program. Both ARA's share the same budget ceiling, the same announcement number and the same overarching objectives. The ARA with Calls will solicit proposals via Call(s) for full proposals and the Open Two-Step ARA will solicit white papers, and if selected, full technical and cost proposals. Please see attached ARA's for additional details.