Researchers to brief industry on project for precision control of sleep to keep warfighters alert in combat
ARLINGTON, Va. – U.S. military researchers will brief industry this month on a project to find ways of keeping sleep-deprived warfighters awake and performing at top levels with only three hours of sleep or less each day.
Officials of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Va., will conduct industry-day briefings from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on 14 March 2025 at the Executive Conference Center, 4075 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300, in Arlington, Va. The event will be webcast for those who would like to participate remotely.
Precision control of sleep
The RESTORE program aims to demonstrate precision control of sleep macro- and micro-architectures to optimize cognitive performance following a restriction to three hours of sleep each day, which is common during military combat operations.
Current civilian treatments seek to help those with sleep disorders achieve healthy, normative sleep by reducing time to sleep onset and awakenings during sleep, with a goal of achieving a fully restorative seven-to-eight-hour night sleep.
The workload of today's warfighter typically gives him less than three hours of sleep during combat, and less than six hours during regular duty.
The RESTORE project seeks advancements in non-invasive neuromodulation technologies to increase sleep efficiency to keep warfighters alert and maintain their cognitive performance under sleep-restricted conditions commonly faced by warfighters.
How to register
DARPA has not yet issued a formal solicitation for the RESTORE project. Companies interested in attending the in-person or webcast RESTORE briefings should register online no later than 11 March 2025 online at https://events.sa-meetings.com/website/83382/.
For the upcoming RESTORE project companies may email questions or concerns to Greg Witkop, the DARPA RESTORE program manager, at [email protected]. More information is online at https://sam.gov/opp/71392f29db5c41aa9e90cbccf8e6dfd8/view.
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