Air Force taps DCS for artificial intelligence (AI) and modeling and simulation for weapons effects
Air Force taps DCS for artificial intelligence (AI) and modeling and simulation for weapons effects
Publish Date: 2026-02-24 05:34:00
Source Domain: www.militaryaerospace.com
- U.S. Air Force researchers awarded a $94.7 million contract to DCS Corp. for the ASSET program to predict the effects of military operations using technologies like AI and machine learning.
- The program aims to model, analyze, assess, and predict mission-level effects from sensor fusion or modeling and simulation.
- Key focus areas include mission effects modeling and analysis (MEMA), multi-domain sensing autonomy, support for strike, electronic warfare (EW), and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions, and battlespace decision support.
- MEMA involves simulating weapons and tactics to predict mission outcomes in various operational environments.
- Multi-domain sensing autonomy is concerned with autonomous systems that perceive, interpret, and operate across numerous military environments simultaneously without constant human input.
- The project spans five years, ending in February 2031, with work conducted at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.
