Broadening Availability of Regimens for K-9s (BARK) - Open Topic
AI Overview
DARPA seeks medical technologies designed to work interoperably across both humans and military working dogs, reducing equipment burden on combat medics. Priority innovations include species-compatible plasma products, adjustable medical devices, physiological sensors, and pharmaceuticals that eliminate the need for separate canine-specific supplies.
This summary is AI-generated from the official solicitation.
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Official Description
Military working dogs (MWDs) are critical to national security, serving as force multipliers by enhancing the lethality and survivability of their teams through their unique senses, agility, and autonomy. Providing effective medical care for MWDs is critical but imposes significant challenges. Not all human medical products work for canines (K-9s), who sometimes require separate, specialized veterinary products. MWD handlers must therefore carry extra medical equipment to provide emergency care ...
Change History
Broadening Availability of Regimens for K-9s (BARK) - Open Topic
Content updated: description, phase_1_description, phase_2_description, phase_3_description
Broadening Availability of Regimens for K-9s (BARK) - Open Topic
Close Date changed from 2026-04-22 to 2026-06-03
Broadening Availability of Regimens for K-9s (BARK) - Open Topic
Open Date changed from 2026-03-25 to 2026-05-06
Broadening Availability of Regimens for K-9s (BARK) - Open Topic
Status changed from Removed to Pre-Release
Broadening Availability of Regimens for K-9s (BARK) - Open Topic
Opportunity DPA26BZ01-NP001 no longer available
Broadening Availability of Regimens for K-9s (BARK) - Open Topic
New opportunity: Broadening Availability of Regimens for K-9s (BARK) - Open Topic
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