The University of Dayton Research Institute, Dayton, Ohio, has been awarded an $87,986,952 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for research and development to advance, evaluate and mature Department of the Air Force autonomous capabilities. Work will be performed in Dayton, Ohio, and is expected to be completed by Feb. 12, 2027. This award is the result of a broad agency announcement. Fiscal 2021 research and development funds in the amount of $1,754,885 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8650-22-C-1017).