AI for Combat Care
In fast-paced combat operations or mass casualty events, accurate medical documentation and clinical decision support are often sacrificed due to the immediate need to provide lifesaving care. Currently, 75% of pre-hospital combat casualty care is unrecorded. To address this critical shortfall, DARPA has launched the Documentation and Decision Support (D2) Sprint.
The D2 Sprint tasks teams from across the country to create AI tools capable of automatically assessing casualties, recommending treatments, guiding care, and seamlessly documenting the process. Participants will compete for a total of $1 million in prizes across two specialized tracks: Documentation and Decision Support.
Through a series of demanding evaluations, this event will push the state-of-the-art in artificial intelligence and medical informatics. The innovations spurred by the challenge will ensure our warfighters have access to guided, high-quality medical support at the point of injury, while capturing the critical data needed for long-term patient recovery.
| Date | Milestone |
| Sept. 11 - Dec. 1, 2026 | Qualification window is open and will be evaluating proposals and accepting competitor teams on a rolling basis |
| Sept. 22, 2026 | Industry Day (Virtual) | 1 hour |
| Dec. 1, 2026 | Qualification window closes |
| March 1, 2027 | Teams submit final algorithm package for evaluation |
| March 26, 2027 | Hybrid awards ceremony. Prize winners will be announced at the awards ceremony. |