In the service’s inaugural DASH experiment, coders from both industry and the Shadow Operations Center - Nellis (ShOC-N) spent two weeks building "agentic AI" tools that staff officers then tried out in high-pressure conflict scenarios.
The demonstration, dubbed Project Hydra, was partially funded by the Air Force and the Missile Defense Agency, says Lockheed Martin's Dan Markham.
Onshoring and investment in military-specific semiconductors anchor a cornerstone of the defense industrial base.
We offer an exclusive interview with the Air Force's leading civilian and military officer for JADC2 development, Preston Dunlap and Brig. Gen. David "Kumo" Kumashiro.