VISTA is a key enabler for the ACE program, allowing Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) performers to try out new behaviors and capabilities "on the fly"... literally while flying crazy fast. The press has picked up the story of autonomous AI vs human dog fights, but it is so much more than that. The program is also showing the DoD a faster way to push capabilities out to the warfighter. By providing a fast way to try things out and get feedback from the warfighter, there is potential to accelerate the acquisition process from years to months... to minutes and seconds.
If you think I'm exaggerating the impact, consider that PhysicsAI, EpiSci, and #ShieldAI loaded new behaviors into a jet while it was flying and then tested those behaviors in a dog fight against a human-controlled fighter F-16.
Imagine if new AI derived capabilities could be uploaded using an "app-store" model? Sound far fetched? In Ukraine, warfighters are iterating on an hour by hour basis to adapt to changing situations and enemy tactics. To support seamless adaptation we need to invest in an underlying framework that supports interoperability and over the air updates.
Dan "Animal" Javorsek, PhD Chris Gentile, Bo Ryu, Anna Skinner,
Our Chris Gentile, VP of Tactical Autonomous Solutions at EpiSci, showcased VISTA program's milestone in a recent interview with Military Embedded Systems . He emphasized the role of multiple suppliers in expediting capability delivery, stating, "In the past, it would be a package deal. Now, if that [involvement of several suppliers] continues, it is going to allow us to deliver capability much faster than ever before."
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1moA major milestone for UK sovereign capability, and still moving at pace with further developments this year and next. Epic team effort.