Air Combat Evolution (ACE)
Abstract
As the Services develop new Joint Multi-Domain Battle warfighting concepts, there is a strong demand for innovative ways to assess architectures, advance technology, and support operators developing advanced multi-domain tactics. Based upon technologies developed in the System of Systems Integration Technology and Experimentation (SoSITE) program, budgeted in this PE/Project, the Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program will apply technologies and principles of distributed autonomy and artificial intelligence (AI) to aerial within-visual-range (WVR) maneuvering, colloquially known as a dogfight, in modeling and simulation (M&S), sub-scale, and ultimately full-scale vehicles. The program will deliver an initial instantiation of a scalable AI controller enabling aircraft autonomy at levels ranging from an advanced tactical autopilot for dynamic maneuver to a form of multi-domain mosaic battle management controller. Experiments will explore both augmentation of existing manned platforms and enhanced future unmanned systems. ACE will provide an early opportunity to build operator trust in combat autonomy and demonstrate adaptive human-machine teaming tools and architectures. Technology developed by this program will transition to the Services.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- bf691ecc7816143c8f6bcf5a5b101964