ISR superiority is defined by how quickly intel reaches the cockpit, command post, tactical edge
The future of ISR lies in integrating human expertise with AI-driven analytic tools at scale.
Space Systems Command (SSC) in recent weeks has issued a flurry of contracts for the key hardware and software "thrusts" that make up the FORGE program, following a restructuring in 2023 that broke the effort into more manageable pieces.
The OSCAR effort is designed do develop AI/ML software that can detect spectrum interference and re-route users to open comms channels in near real time.
"If there's one thing DoD and industry have done, it's try a whole bunch of different tools over the last 10 to 12 years. What we have to do now is string them all together to show which ones work best for the capabilities the Army needs today and divest the ones that they don't need," Peraton VP Jennifer Napper said.
Space Force will ask for 2022 money for commercial satcom, but the funds will not be for buying services as industry would like -- rather for R&D.
Development of the ISR satellite terminal prototype is a foundational element of the Army's multi-domain operation plans.