Pentagon picks five companies for software engineering, machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI)
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – U.S. military information technology experts are asking five software companies to provide software engineering and machine learning expertise to the U.S. Department of Defense Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) Missions Directorate in Washington.
Officials of the Air Force District of Washington at Joint Base Andrews, Md., announced separate contracts, each potentially worth $100 million, on Thursday to the five companies.
The companies will provide JAIC with services in software development, machine learning expertise, cognitive and systems engineering, and user experience design.
The companies are:
Redhorse Corp. in San Diego;
Cyber Point International LLC in Baltimore;
Elder Research Inc. in Charlottesville, Va.;
Barbaricum LLC in Washington; and
Enterprise Resource Performance Inc. (ERPi) in Fairfax, Va.
The JAIC is the Pentagon's artificial intelligence (AI) center of excellence that helps the military harness AI for defense applications.
JAIC is in place to accelerate AI adoption for large and complex military systems and help defend military infrastructure from cyber attacks.
The center helps the U.S. military services apply AI technologies to military operations; warfighter health; threat reduction; logistics; and information warfare.
For more information contact the Air Force District of Washington online at www.afdw.af.mil, or the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center at www.ai.mil.
John Keller | Editor-in-Chief
John Keller is the Editor-in-Chief, Military & Aerospace Electronics Magazine--provides extensive coverage and analysis of enabling electronics and optoelectronic technologies in military, space and commercial aviation applications. John has been a member of the Military & Aerospace Electronics staff since 1989 and chief editor since 1995.
