Securing artificial intelligence for battlefield effective robustness (saber)
Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- HR001126CE029
- Awardee
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Lockheed Martin Corporation UEI HNXKWMN1HJL6 Part of Lockheed Martin Corp
- Awarding agency
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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $2,313,263
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Securing Artificial Intelligence for Battlefield Effective Robustness (SABER) Solicitation · HR001125S0009 · Posted Mar 12, 2025
- Contract value 49% obligated
- $4,699,075.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 36% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 51 offers Basic Research
- Pricing
- Cost Plus Fixed Fee
- Place of performance
- Cherry Hill, NJ 08002, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | $34,537 | |
| Funding Only Action | $858,888 | |
| Original award | $1,419,838 |
About this award
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded a $4.7 million definitive contract to Lockheed Martin Corporation, Advanced Technology Laboratories Division, for the Securing Artificial Intelligence for Battlefield Effective Robustness (SABER) program on February 1, 2026, with ultimate completion January 31, 2028.
The contract is priced on a cost-plus-fixed-fee basis. The originating solicitation seeks development of an advanced AI red team capability to operationally assess vulnerabilities in AI-enabled autonomous ground and aerial military systems deployable within 1–3 years. The effort encompasses counter-AI techniques and tools across physical, adversarial AI, cyber, and electronic warfare domains, structured as a 24-month program with two nine-month SABER-OpX exercises involving week-long experiments. Proposers must be U.S. organizations capable of handling classified information at the SECRET level with at least three U.S. citizen key personnel holding SECRET clearances. The solicitation anticipated multiple awards across two technical teams: TT1.1 for AI attack effect techniques and TT1.2 for unified operational framework integration. Success is measured using an AI Red Team Effectiveness (ARTE) metric evaluating performance, time, and cost of generating AI attack effects. Place of performance is Cherry Hill, NJ.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract HR001126CE029?
HR001126CE029 was awarded to Lockheed Martin Corporation by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Department of Defense) on February 1, 2026.
How much is contract HR001126CE029 worth?
The government has obligated $2,313,263 on HR001126CE029. Its current value, with exercised options, is $4,699,075.
Was contract HR001126CE029 competed?
The extent of competition for HR001126CE029 was full and open competition. The government received 51 offers.
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