The Government Accountability Office analyzed nine major SOCOM programs and found that some were delayed over inconsistent cost reporting and policy issues.
The command and the SOFWERX innovation hub are spearheading a new market research effort to see what industry has to offer.
The tech could support the command’s Unmanned Systems Autonomy and Interoperability (UxSAI) program.
NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi was chosen as the host site for the initiative.
“The ability to quickly integrate autonomous behaviors on multiple different platforms in multiple different domains, without it having to be specifically built for that platform, is something that I’d like to see move faster than we are right now,” said David Breede, deputy director of acquisition for SOCOM.
Officials released a source-sought notice for the ANCHOR initiative.
The command is interested in industry’s offerings for small cruise missiles following a successful demonstration of Leidos’ Black Arrow weapon from an AC-130J.
Focus areas include advanced analytics, mapping building infrastructure, novel energy sources, data communications and exfiltration, and edge device optimization.
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.
