Over the next several months, SOCOM is inviting industry, academia and national laboratory groups to participate in a series of events intended to explore how AI can make its Integrated Survey Program (ISP) quicker while simultaneously reducing the number of surveyors required to deploy across the globe in support of it.
Donovan’s confirmation was approved by voice vote.
In a request for information published Wednesday, SOCOM said it was looking to further “explore” various data collection capabilities and how AI can potentially analyze information from biometrics, documents, open source intelligence and communications exploitation methods.
Advancements in commercial vehicle tech “generate vast amounts of data and emit unique signatures,” according to a SOCOM notice, meaning adversaries could use these emissions to “track vehicle movements, interfere with operations or compromise sensitive data” while commandos are using these platforms.
Lt. Gen. Francis Donovan currently serves as the vice commander for U.S. Special Operations Command.
Derrick Anderson was confirmed as ASD for SO/LIC.
The experimentation event is slated for April at Avon Park Air Force Range in Florida.
The command wants to partner with vendors whose solutions are selected by SOCOM’s J24 Intelligence Data Science Team.
The chosen contractor is expected to provide a 10-day course of instruction on assembling and operating First Person View small UAS.
The Innovation Foundry event, slated for Oct. 28-30 in Chantilly, Virginia, will be hosted by SOFWERX and ICWERX.
