Industry Day: CyPhER Forge

The Tactical Technology Office is sponsoring an Industry Day to provide information to potential proposers on the objectives of the Cyber Physical System Executing in Real Time (CyPhER) Forge program in advance of a planned Program Solicitation (PS). 

This event provides a valuable forum for attendees to gain insights into the CyPhER Forge objectives, network with colleagues, and to engage with subject matter experts.

The Industry Day is scheduled for Jan. 22, 2026, at the Amentum Kennan Conference Room located at 4121 Wilson Blvd, Suite 200, Arlington, Va., from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET. Check-in starts at 7 a.m. ET.

Registration

Advance registration is required by Jan. 16, 2026, at 4 p.m. ET. A completed DARPA eForm 60 must be included in the registration. 

Attendance is restricted to the first 130 registrants with a maximum of three registrants per business entity.

Program 

CyPhER Forge aims to revolutionize defense test and evaluation (T&E) by breaking the direct link between physical system complexity and test duration. The program seeks to reduce required test points by an order of magnitude for developmental systems through two core innovations:

• A real-time digital twin incorporating multi-physics-informed surrogate modeling, uncertainty quantification, and continuous data assimilation
• An artificial intelligence (AI) test agent that provides statistical safety guarantees, applies the twin to identify novel knowledge-maximizing test protocols, and plan and execute testing with machine precision