Lockheed Martin on Monday announced a $4.6 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools for dynamic, airborne missions as part of its Artificial Intelligence Reinforcements (AIR) program. The project hopes to provide advanced modeling and simulation (M&S) approaches and dominant AI agents for live, multi-ship, beyond visual range (BVR) missions. According to Lockheed, the deal is a critical step in prioritizing and investing in breakthrough technologies for national security and to meet the evolving needs of customers.
DARPA’s AIR program will improve the government-provided baseline models' speed and predictive performance to better match how the Department of Defense's systems perform in the real world.
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During the 18-month period of performance, Lockheed will apply AI and machine learning (ML) techniques to create surrogate models of aircraft, sensors, electronic warfare and weapons within dynamic and operationally representative environments.
In a statement, Gaylia Campbell, vice president of engineering and technology for Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control said the DARPA AIR program will use state-of-the-art scientific ML technology and Lockheed's ARISE infrastructure to deliver unprecedented amounts of data that service members can use to make faster and more informed decisions. Campbell says the deal will provide significant cost savings opportunities for the DOD and serve as a foundation for future AI defense solutions.
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