On December 18, the U.S. Department of Defense
posted the Fires Support Next (FSN) Needs Statement. Applications to present at
the Rapid Reaction Technology Office’s solutions meeting are due by 5:00 p.m.
Eastern on January 20.
The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Rapid Reaction
Technology Office (RRTO) will conduct a Solutions Meeting on behalf of the
Assistant Director of Autonomy within the Undersecretary of Defense for
Research & Engineering (USD(R&E)) in Spring 2020 in McLean, VA. The
Meeting provides selected innovative companies with an opportunity to make
short technical presentations to government representatives about their
technologies and products. There is a potential for companies to be
selected for pilot projects or experimentation if their technology appears to
match the DoD’s needs.
The AD for Autonomy of USD(R&E) is looking for
technologies in the following areas that utilize or enable the application of
Autonomy & Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning to enable
manned/unmanned teaming to improve the speed of decision making:
Human Machine Teaming
- Calibrated trust and
transparency
- Common understanding and
shared perception
- Interactive learning
- Distributed, self-forming,
self-coordinating systems
- Modular System Architectures
- Enable more effective human
behavior
Autonomous Systems
- Autonomous Maneuver
- Multi-modal sensing &
effects
- AI/ML, Algorithmic
approaches
- Decision Agents
- Evidence based design and
implementation
- Formation Behaviors (e.g.
Swarming)
- Requirements
development
- Behavior prediction
- Autonomous positioning and
navigation (non GPS)
- Autonomous sensor to shooter
- Autonomous airspace
deconfliction/management
Risk Management
- Dynamic Situational
Awareness (e.g. Common Operating Picture)
- Rapid Assessment for
Cognitive, Predictive task allocation
- Decision making at the edge
- Monitoring Missions, Threat
Environments and Intrusion Responses
- User/System baselining,
profiling and analysis
Command & Control Systems
- Self-configuration
- Autonomous Management
- Distributed Architecture
- On-demand Situational
Awareness with Big Data
- Mapping Wired/Wireless
Networks, Systems, Activities and Detecting Changes
Companies interested in participating in the Solutions Meeting should submit an application to RRTO Innovation via e-mail.
Full information is available here.
Source: SAM
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