As the Pentagon moves to create an Autonomous Warfare Command and the services race to field autonomous systems, it’s important to answer a key question: How do autonomous systems from different vendors fight together as one force? This is far from a simple task, given that each technology will possess its own mission capabilities and protocol. It’s time to better understand the need for an orchestration layer that can coordinate and synchronize the behaviors and actions of a heterogenous autonomous force. It’s about preserving commander’s intent down to specific tasks, plus backup solutions when circumstances evolve. This matters as we seek to preserve warfighter judgment as machines take on more of the cognitive load of battlespace planning and real-time management. Heather “Lucky” Penney explores these topics and more with Phil Duong, CEO of NODA AI, and CTO Ken “Bronco” Hampshire.

Guests

Phil DuongCEO, NODA AI

Ken HampshireCTO, NODA AI

Host

Heather PenneyDirector of Studies and Research, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies

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