On February 5, BigBear.ai announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) to advance BigBear.ai’s Virtual Anticipation Network (VANE) prototype. This initiative will support the CDAO and Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) by leveraging custom AI models to better assess news media originating in countries that are potential foreign adversaries.
The prototype award is designed to improve CDAO’s ability to identify key trends and topics related to potential foreign adversarial areas of interest, enabling faster and more informed assessments of media data vital to national security. VANE was created to contrive clarity in multi-domain environments for military and government applications by aggregating and analyzing vast data points, enabling predictions of adversarial activity in complex situations.
“We are honored to continue our support in the modernization of our nation’s defense efforts. This award underscores the importance of leveraging cutting-edge AI technologies to address complicated geopolitical challenges,” said Ryan Legge, president of national security at BigBear.ai. “By advancing VANE within CDAO, we are arming our warfighters with sophisticated intelligence capabilities to leverage foreign insights critical to the safety of our Nation and those protecting it.”
VANE was initially developed in partnership with the Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate (IWTSD). Additionally, VANE received “awardable” status on the CDAO Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace in April 2024. Advancing to CDAO marks a successful transition from a research prototype to an operational prototype, providing critical insights to decision-makers. The contract involves a transition plan, which aims for a future deployment on CDAO’s Advana environment, enabling a broader audience across the DoD’s Combatant Commands to access the advanced AI capability.
Source: BigBear.ai
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