The introduction of BAE’s capability into the exercises comes after the Army has been experimenting with other AI-aided target recognition tools during the 4th Infantry Division's Ivy Sting series of experiments.
Out of 2,077 active requirements, Army senior leaders have identified 516 for inactivation, according to new figures provided to Breaking Defense.
Balancing security and access to data are critical to providing users with trustworthy, reliable data for real-time decisions.
The OTA awarded to Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems and their team of non-traditional innovators and commercial technology providers seeks to deliver an integrated data layer to 25th Infantry Division.
“The whole idea is [to] simplify the way you describe your problem to industry to allow them to innovate alongside of you,” said David Meyer, director of futures integration for the Futures and Concepts Center within AFC.
"The biggest opportunities that I see are from a modularity and platform independence standpoint," Lt. Gen. Maria Barrett, the commanding general of Army Cyber Command, said.
The solicitation is broad-ranging, calling for tech for use in eight "capability focus areas," from unmanned mine-clearers to "drone swarm or sensor-to-shooter systems that aid in target acquisition, fire adjustment, massing of fires, and attack capabilities."
Knowing when to build on commercial systems and when to develop something new can be the difference between parity and information dominance.
"As the Army continues to integrate advanced technologies ... traditional airspace management methods are being challenged by the growing scale, speed, and complexity of operations," the RFI says.
"NGC2 is not just a capability. It’s a blueprint for how we’ll deliver future Army systems,” Commander of Army Futures Command, Gen. James Rainey, said in the statement
The "tactical network communications” portfolio saw a jump of over $488 million compared to last year.
The integrated data layer is a user interface where sensors from multiple domains can work together to supply information on enemy targets and other data the warfighter needs to make important calls.
“Tactical operating system” for warfighters has evolved to provide more situational awareness of the battlefield.
The service reiterated that its envisioned future command and control program will not have a lead systems integrator as “no one company can provide a total solution for NGC2.”
From both a top level approach and a service-level approach, this year the DoD released new IT strategies focused on supporting the evolving nature of warfare.
This week Army officials revealed new details about its plans for a new command and control capability, and how industry can keep up.
"We're pulling live data and then integrating it in all the different warfighting functions. So it's a pretty big, pretty big push,” Col. Matt Skaggs told Breaking Defense.