Update from material published September 2024: Intel has admitted its involvement and provided some information about the project. From my cursory look at it and previous similar DoD-Intel programs like SHIP and RAMP-C, this looks like an effort to improve domestic production capabilities for defense integrated circuits (such as the chips inside an MQ-9 Reaper drone, or future military drones).
Update from material published September 2024: Intel has admitted its involvement and provided some information about the project. From my cursory look at it and previous similar DoD-Intel programs like SHIP and RAMP-C, this looks like an effort to improve domestic production capabilities for defense integrated circuits (such as the chips inside an MQ-9 Reaper drone, or future military drones).