DARPA seeks concepts for autonomous containerized drone constellations supporting swarms up to 500 UAVs

DARPA issued and updated a contracting notice seeking concepts for Group 1-3 drones paired with autonomous container systems that can store, launch, recover, and sustain networked swarms of up to 500 UAVs. The effort emphasizes multi-day autonomous operations, GPS-denied environments, and reduced human involvement in mission-cycle management.