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DARPA-SN-26-86.pdf | Jun 5, 2026 |
Lightweight Universal Codec
Contact and place of performance
BAA Coordinator
Not specified
Under the LUC program, DARPA IPTO will aim to develop a universal encoder-decoder (codec) capable of sending and receiving information using any known communication error correction code and any developed in the future. Leveraging the groundbreaking work of DARPA’s Guessing Random Additive Noise Decoding (GRAND) study, the LUC program will aim to create an adaptive error correction codec capable of multiple on-the-fl...
View moreThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Information Innovation Office (IPTO) issued special notice DARPA-SN-26-86 to support the Lightweight Universal Codec (LUC) program. This initiative seeks to develop a universal encoder-decoder capable of sending and receiving information using any known or future communication error correction code. Leveraging the Guessing Random Additive Noise Decoding (GRAND) study, the program aims to create an adaptive codec that allows for on-the-fly changes to error correction codes. The project is classified under NAICS code 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology), and PSC AC12, National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Applied Research.
The LUC program focuses on developing an updatable encoder that pairs with a GRAND-implementing decoder to optimize link budgets and mission tasks. By integrating the decoder’s noise model and other operating factors into the code selection process, the resulting technology is expected to improve efficiency, security, and throughput through low-power decoding and dynamic forward error correction. Performers are responsible for selecting target communication systems for integration that demonstrate impactful improvements in heterogeneous network environments. Success will be measured by code universality and link budget improvements achieved solely through the implementation of the codec.
DARPA will execute this program at the unclassified level, and performer implementations are not to exceed Controlled Unclassified Information to encourage the proliferation of technology into commercial and military domains. Responses to this notice are due by June 19, 2026. The solicitation includes one attachment, DARPA-SN-26-86.pdf, and the BAA Coordinator serves as the point of contact for the effort.
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