Autonomous Collaborative Technologies

Abstract

Autonomous Collaborative Technologies are un-crewed weapon systems primarily focused on projecting air power against adversaries. These new un-crewed air combat vehicles are designed to work in conjunction with current and future aircraft to provide operational flexibility, as directed by Department of the Air Force leadership. The program matures technology from the Science and Technology (S&T) Skyborg Vanguard program to reduce risk through development, integration and test activities, speeding capabilities to warfighters. Key ACP attributes include tailored cost of platforms, rapidly updateable software, autonomy, interoperability with multiple platforms and network capabilities, agility of use, lethality, and ability to penetrate challenging air environments. Program activities will include the employment of digital acquisitions through the application of digital engineering, agile software development, and open systems architectures. Funding provides program management support, operational concept exploration, technology studies, multi-domain integration assessments, operational and system architecture development, maturation and risk reduction of air superiority related technologies including weapons systems and integrated system concept development and demonstration. FY24 PE 0207179F is submitting a Technical Adjustment to realign $17.813 million to 0605807F for RDT&E Management Support. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F. In FY2023, $3.15M is forecast for civilian pay expenses in this program element.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2024
• Source ID: 647123_0207179F_4_3600_PB_2024

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Fields of Study

• Computer science
• Engineering

Readers

• Aerospace Engineering.
• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.