JOHN MCHALE, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

Imagining military artificial intelligence (AI) applications can make one dream up scenarios like those in the Terminator films, but in reality, AI solutions for defense are much more mundane and focused on improving decision-making for humans, whether they’re aircraft maintenance personnel; pilots; or intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) analysts, says John Canipe, Director of Business Development, Air Force, at SparkCognition Government Systems, during a conversation we had at his company headquarters in Austin, Texas. We also discussed the difference between AI and machine learning (ML), how AI is being applied across multiple military domains, and more. Edited excerpts follow.

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Raytheon Technologies has chosen an artificial intelligence/machine learning application platform for integration on the U.S. Army's Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Mode (TITAN) program, the company announced in a statement.

INDERJIT SINGH AND MINAL SAWANT, AMD

Space 2.0 represents a major shift in the development of defense and aerospace applications: With artificial intelligence (AI) applications moving aboard, systems must support higher processing and throughput capabilities. On-orbit processing requires an adaptive architecture so that systems can process, analyze, and reconfigure themselves to optimize performance and responsiveness. This, in turn, is driving innovation in organic packaging and reliability. Finally, to build these complex systems, engineers need greater design agility to accelerate development, maintain lower costs, and achieve faster time-to-launch.

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded CAE USA a three-year contract to develop a prototype software emulator that uses artificial intelligence to help personnel test tactics and scenarios, according to a company statement.

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

The Army has awarded two contracts worth $36 million each for the development and integration of a prototype ground system that would connect sensors with users in the field, which would support beyond-line-of-sight targeting.

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

The ongoing war in Ukraine may cause a surge in investment in embedded systems for the armored vehicles market, according to a report.

DAWN ZOLDI, P3 TECH CONSULTING

The Vector uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) – a fixed-wing electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) drone – made an effective battlefield debut in Ukraine for NATO allies, proving that such commercially developed systems can be deployed quickly for decisive wartime advantages.

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

The global military drone market will continue to rise dramatically in the coming years, increasing from $11.8 billion in 2022 to $17.3 billion in 2028, according to a report.

ADLINK

AI-enabled solutions help defense organizations improve their mission effectiveness and decision-making through both military-specific and noncombat-focused applications. ADLINK, with its many lines of GPU/CPU-powered solutions, will continue to innovate and provide the industry’s most rugged and feature-rich solutions to harness AI in modern defense applications.

COLLINS AEROSPACE/LDRA TECHNOLOGIES/LYNX SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES

Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) standard is becoming the defacto standard that suppliers must conform to, in order to provide technology components into the US- (and other) specified military systems. This white paper is an educational piece jointly penned by a defence systems OEM, a tier one RTOS provider and a FACE Verification Authority.