The sea service wants to acquire AI-enabled cooperative combat aircraft that are “consumable,” said Rear Adm. Stephen Tedford, program executive officer for unmanned aviation and strike weapons.
“It is [the] Hungry Hippo of data. And it’s going out and it’s pulling in lots of data, and then you can layer it and look at it different ways,” Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich said.
The Air Force is interested in various AI and ML technologies, including data collection tools, large language models and more.
The Gamma variant of the Tranche 2 transport layer will be equipped with the Warlock payload, offering fire control capabilities.
Col. Matthew Strohmeyer briefed DefenseScoop on the Pentagon’s plans for the upcoming iterations of the GIDE series.
The first version of the JFN will be tested at the Valiant Shield exercise, Adm. John Aquilino said.
“This funding is assigned to support algorithm development, data preparation, and integration experimentation to create joint DOD and [Intelligence Community] capabilities,” officials wrote.
The request is less than what SDA asked for in fiscal 2024, reflecting the agency’s pivot to launching its first operational tranche of satellites and procurement of fewer launches.
Robert Lightfoot, executive VP of Lockheed Martin Space, told DefenseScoop that the upcoming mission is part of a larger effort to drive space innovation through company investments.
Since delivering Project Overmatch capabilities to Carrier Strike Group 1, additional strike groups have been equipped.
