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If you are interested in future funding opportunities related to DARPA's DASH initiative, you may explore the following options.</div>
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Army: (1) Army AI Integration Center BAA (AI2C/Futures Command) seeks models for AI-assisted decision-making and human-machine collaboration. (2) DEVCOM Analysis Center BAA supports “teamwork diagnostics and intelligent decision-support capabilities” (3) The
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Navy: (1) ONR’s Command Decision Making (CDM) program funds cognitive + computational decision-support tools tailored to command environments. (2) Navy SBIR topics under orders like “Automated Multi-System Course of Action Analysis” target AI planners for COA
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Air Force: (1) AFRL BAA: AI & Next-Gen Distributed C2 explicitly targets AI for command and control across multiple operations. (2) Other DoAF BAAs on “Next‑Gen Command & Control Capabilities” cover AI toolboxes, interactive learning, tactical AI.</div>
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DARPA: (1) DBM (Distributed Battle Management) and PAE (Perceive-Actionable Entity) programs align closely with DASH goals. (2) DARPA BAA topics include battle management C2 and analytical tools</div>
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<b>From:</b> Caice-csse <caice-csse-bounces@mailman.eng.auburn.edu> on behalf of Gerry Dozier <doziegv@auburn.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 23, 2025 8:16 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [Caice-csse] What do you think about this??? </div>
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 called “Decision Advantage Sprint for Human-Machine Teaming” (DASH), is the first of three DASH wargames planned for this year. They’re exploring different aspects of an Air Force-developed AI called the Transformational Model for Decision Advantage. It’s
 designed to be upgraded with new features, modules, and “microservices” by both military and private-sector teams, and many of the tools used in the first DASH were custom-coded during the exercise itself. (</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><u><a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fov4wgzsab.cc.rs6.net%2Ftn.jsp%3Ff%3D001uYDLo-Er6fIlnCJatgYP6361z32kVhtahxZj_gPTEJT8m81u7kQsSCgzK55B2jNNDu3MEmI0AFGmrF4Lsrz3eJMs4jln8pQ9k3rbHiY10BJvWhbunz4TxOQkz6XDJ3LCKSdxKfKTBfRu0UBYhF_Ur-PY6lgH5i4z6QlkOQKMG-YD_61ZTfC0VmOgcVQHoqG3G8Tqq_Bx2kD4yCXf5BCAeI3LFEF2gxqV1945mASJfaNPLRWeav6bR-Xt8Wayfkk_zIrNUJNHcVrUeuSnfnnrLXxuUQQaS-o8LOtR5277EMhyuohHabphgg%3D%3D%26c%3D8GOL2rUKTAsB-W0T-sE5FnPkCDI8D-768csci8l4ZU8Gw5EllZf9HA%3D%3D%26ch%3DmiVOECVKCrO_SFvrLRvZYVbF5MEDxwrmmT2_smVqh3MB3qkaWtvSdQ%3D%3D&data=05%7C02%7Ccaice-csse%40eng.auburn.edu%7C708fe7d9b9294ffdbc1f08ddb2798129%7Cccb6deedbd294b388979d72780f62d3b%7C0%7C0%7C638862957113183446%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=b1ZUvoXl4soAgzlYHSXqZi6DSIZ5QYjur1bg%2FSND%2FF0%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://ov4wgzsab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001uYDLo-Er6fIlnCJatgYP6361z32kVhtahxZj_gPTEJT8m81u7kQsSCgzK55B2jNNDu3MEmI0AFGmrF4Lsrz3eJMs4jln8pQ9k3rbHiY10BJvWhbunz4TxOQkz6XDJ3LCKSdxKfKTBfRu0UBYhF_Ur-PY6lgH5i4z6QlkOQKMG-YD_61ZTfC0VmOgcVQHoqG3G8Tqq_Bx2kD4yCXf5BCAeI3LFEF2gxqV1945mASJfaNPLRWeav6bR-Xt8Wayfkk_zIrNUJNHcVrUeuSnfnnrLXxuUQQaS-o8LOtR5277EMhyuohHabphgg==&c=8GOL2rUKTAsB-W0T-sE5FnPkCDI8D-768csci8l4ZU8Gw5EllZf9HA==&ch=miVOECVKCrO_SFvrLRvZYVbF5MEDxwrmmT2_smVqh3MB3qkaWtvSdQ==" id="OWA665f5e28-e46e-9892-91b9-63219c364939" class="x_OWAAutoLink" title="Original URL: https://ov4wgzsab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001uYDLo-Er6fIlnCJatgYP6361z32kVhtahxZj_gPTEJT8m81u7kQsSCgzK55B2jNNDu3MEmI0AFGmrF4Lsrz3eJMs4jln8pQ9k3rbHiY10BJvWhbunz4TxOQkz6XDJ3LCKSdxKfKTBfRu0UBYhF_Ur-PY6lgH5i4z6QlkOQKMG-YD_61ZTfC0VmOgcVQHoqG3G8Tqq_Bx2kD4yCXf5BCAeI3LFEF2gxqV1945mASJfaNPLRWeav6bR-Xt8Wayfkk_zIrNUJNHcVrUeuSnfnnrLXxuUQQaS-o8LOtR5277EMhyuohHabphgg==&c=8GOL2rUKTAsB-W0T-sE5FnPkCDI8D-768csci8l4ZU8Gw5EllZf9HA==&ch=miVOECVKCrO_SFvrLRvZYVbF5MEDxwrmmT2_smVqh3MB3qkaWtvSdQ==. Click or tap if you trust this link." originalsrc="https://ov4wgzsab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001uYDLo-Er6fIlnCJatgYP6361z32kVhtahxZj_gPTEJT8m81u7kQsSCgzK55B2jNNDu3MEmI0AFGmrF4Lsrz3eJMs4jln8pQ9k3rbHiY10BJvWhbunz4TxOQkz6XDJ3LCKSdxKfKTBfRu0UBYhF_Ur-PY6lgH5i4z6QlkOQKMG-YD_61ZTfC0VmOgcVQHoqG3G8Tqq_Bx2kD4yCXf5BCAeI3LFEF2gxqV1945mASJfaNPLRWeav6bR-Xt8Wayfkk_zIrNUJNHcVrUeuSnfnnrLXxuUQQaS-o8LOtR5277EMhyuohHabphgg==&c=8GOL2rUKTAsB-W0T-sE5FnPkCDI8D-768csci8l4ZU8Gw5EllZf9HA==&ch=miVOECVKCrO_SFvrLRvZYVbF5MEDxwrmmT2_smVqh3MB3qkaWtvSdQ==" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px;">BREAKINGDEFENSE.COM</a></u></b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(64, 63, 66);">)</span></p>
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