On March 24, the U.S. Army posted a broad agency announcement (BAA) for Intel Exploitation & Analysis Intelligence Technology Discovery Experiment (ITDX) 2026. Responses are due by 12:00 p.m. Mountain on April 25.
The U.S. Army Futures and Concepts Center (FCC), through its Intelligence Concepts & Experimentation Division (ICED), will conduct an experiment to examine solutions for future requirements within the Artificial Intelligence (AI) domain. The purpose of this experiment is to identify and explore the development of specific algorithms necessary to create a Minimally Viable Product (MVP) for a future “AI Analyst.” This AI Analyst will be a multi-technology AI tool designed to assist Military Intelligence (MI) Professionals by performing intelligence tasks to the same standard as a human analyst, ultimately enabling the Army to gain and maintain operational and tactical advantages.
The Army Intelligence Enterprise needs to adopt and incorporate advanced AI technologies to keep pace with the complexities of the future battlefield. To address this, the ICED S&T team has been tasked to develop an AI Analyst. While many AI technologies currently exist, they have not been specifically tailored to the unique, multi-faceted tasks performed by intelligence analysts. This experiment, ITDX26, will explore the best existing and emerging technologies and inform how they can be adapted to build and test the specific algorithms required for the AI Analyst MVP. This effort is critical to developing a new capability that will enhance the speed and fidelity of the Army’s decision-making process.
Interested parties with the ability to prototype and demonstrate emerging AI capabilities that answer the below technology focus area should submit a whitepaper not to exceed 10 pages in length. In addition, interested parties are required to submit a one-page PowerPoint technology quad chart depicting an image of the capability, a capability description, objectives for the event, and a point of contact. Templates for these documents will be provided as enclosures. The selected technologies will be integrated and presented to the Government during the ITDX26 execution.
Note: All correspondence including the Request for the Reference Design Document and Whitepaper shall have correct CUI markings in accordance with DoDI5200.48 –Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
The experiment is focused on developing and evaluating AI algorithms capable of performing the sixteen intelligence tasks listed below. Proposed solutions should address one or more of these tasks, with the goal of demonstrating how AI can automate or augment the analytical process. The key essential elements of analysis for this experiment are to determine the best AI algorithms for these tasks, identify current limitations, understand how different algorithms will interact, and assess the speed and efficiency of data processing.
Review the ITDX 26 BAA.
Source: SAM
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