USAF Launches Bidding Process for its Next-Gen “Skyborg” Program Written 26 May 2020
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Conceptual design of a Skyborg low cost attritable Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle. | USAF
Military reported that the US Air Force has “launched the bidding process for its next-generation ‘Skyborg’ program, aimed at pairing artificial intelligence with a human piloting a fighter jet.” The USAF “posted a solicitation notice last week on the government’s acquisition and awards website,” and, according to the posting, “multiple companies could potentially win contract awards of $400 million each.” The solicitation states that the “intent of Skyborg is to integrate an autonomy mission system core and suite of services…with multiple low-cost air vehicle systems, each designed to perform one or more mission types.” Officials said that the “Skyborg core will be a best-of-breed combination of industry and government solutions.” Officials added that “this [indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity] will be used to develop the first integrated Skyborg system, the first of a family of aircraft with modular hardware and software payloads that incorporate the common Skyborg autonomy mission system and enable manned/unmanned teaming.”
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