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DARPA Awards BAE $16M for Advanced Target Tracking Software

12/12/2025

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded BAE Systems a $16 million contract for Phase 2 of the Oversight program to develop software for autonomous tracking of ground targets.
This follows a Phase 1 contract of $7 million completed in 2023.
The software will automate satellite-resource management to maintain custody of up to 1,000 targets and improve situational awareness, with testing at Massachusetts and New Hampshire sites and AIMdyn.

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded BAE Systems a $16 million contract for Phase 2 of the Oversight program to develop software for autonomous tracking of ground targets.
This follows a Phase 1 contract of $7 million completed in 2023.
The software will automate satellite-resource management to maintain custody of up to 1,000 targets and improve situational awareness, with testing at Massachusetts and New Hampshire sites and AIMdyn.