Anzio Industry Day

DARPA's Tactical Technology Office is announcing the Anzio Industry Day, a Special Notice for information and program planning, with advance registration closing December 1, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. ET. The notice uses no set-aside, but attendance is limited to U.S. persons representing U.S. companies because the event involves CUI and ITAR-restricted information. The Industry Day runs December 16-17, 2026, at Amentum, 4121 Wilson Blvd, Suite 200, Arlington, Virginia. December 16 is a plenary session from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET, and December 17 offers one-on-one meetings upon request. The Anzio program seeks aero-assist technologies that enable large, rapid, precise orbit transfers with reduced propellant. Areas of interest are thermal protection systems, control systems and algorithms, atmospheric sensing, and lightweight aeroshells. Communications, power management, spacecraft buses, payloads, propulsion systems, and existing orbital transfer vehicles are excluded. Attendance is capped at two representatives per business entity, with overflow waitlisted. Attendees must present REAL ID-compliant photo identification. Poster submissions (PDF, maximum 24x36 or 36x24 inches) are due by email to anzio@darpa.mil by December 1, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. EST, with approval notices by December 4, 2026. DARPA will distribute a draft Program Solicitation through DoD SAFE to qualified registrants no earlier than December 9, 2026. Recipients must comply with DoD Instruction 5200.48 and NIST Special Publication 800-171 and achieve CMMC Level 2 (Self Assessment) certification. The notice is not a solicitation or RFI, accepts no submissions, and DARPA will not reimburse participation costs. Attendance is not required to propose to later solicitations.