The Sequoia ID/IQ contract will support the Maven Program, “which applies AI capabilities to intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance sensors and platforms, primarily through computer vision,” the NGA announcement said.
By Theresa HitchensMILSATCOM for the most critical no-fail missions
With multiple nuclear-capable threats and space itself being a contested domain, assured and protected MILSATCOM are more critical than ever before.
Data labeling is key to enabling the AI model to properly separate friend from foe, explained Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth.
By Theresa Hitchens
Evolved from JAIC’s controversial Project Maven, Palantir’s Maven Smart System pulls together data from satellites, social media and other disparate sources for military commanders and planners.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Breaking Defense reporting about what the Defense Department wants out of its next generation cloud capability, DIA artificial intelligence strategy, NGA’s Project Maven updates and more can be found in our latest eBook.
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“We’ve hit our milestones and you’ll start seeing as we look to the next few months a lot more activity from the Maven office in terms of contracting,” Rachel Martin said.
By Jaspreet Gill
“The bottom line here is that under NGA’s watch, Maven… has made some of its most significant technological strides and has already contributed to some of our nation’s most important operations,” Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth said.
By Jaspreet Gill
Project Maven, the Pentagon’s flagship AI program established in 2017, was shifted to the NGA last year.
By Jaspreet Gill
Display screens are the eyes for maneuver forces needing to command and control
The Army is upfitting vehicles with big 24 or 32-inch displays that present multiple sources of data for a full operational picture.
“There are some other capabilities that I can’t talk about here, but we will look at how to build out the same type of approach Maven used for these non-GEOINT type use cases,” Deputy CDAO Margaret Palmieri said.
By Jaspreet Gill
Vice Adm. Robert Sharp, outgoing NGA director, said the fusion of Project Maven with his agency’s current AI efforts will “give us our millions of eyes to see the unseen.”
By Theresa Hitchens
Google’s addition is somewhat surprising since, in recent years, the company has pulled away from DoD work due to internal pressure on executives from its workforce. The apparent omission of IBM is also notable.
By Brad D. Williams
Combatant commanders, have been clamoring for real-world access fast to new software tools.
By Theresa Hitchens
“We need to move away from these single point demos to true scalability,” Jean-Charles Ledé, AFRL’s advisor on autonomy tech, says.
By Theresa Hitchens
The command is leading a virtual exercise, called the Global Information Dominance Exercise (GIDE) 2, March 18-23 to test three “decision aids” using AI to speed commanders’ ability to act.
By Theresa Hitchens
“I think Skynet is out,” he said with a sigh and a grin, “as much as I would love doing that as a sci-fi thing. I just don’t think we can go there.”
By Theresa Hitchens
