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BAE Systems Nabs New DARPA Deal To Continue Work On Autonomous Multi-Domain Mission Planning Software

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, September 7th, 2021

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BAE Systems Nabs New DARPA Deal To Continue Work On Autonomous Multi-Domain Mission Planning Software

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BAE Systems said on Aug. 31 the company has received a new $6.5 million deal from DARPA to continue work developing new software that will “enable semi-autonomous, multi-domain mission planning.” The Phase 2 award for the Adapting Cross-Domain Kill-Webs, or ACK, program will focus on continuing to mature the Multi-domain Adaptive Request Service software after successful demonstration of the tool’s capability during the first phase. “Autonomy is a critical enabler for multi-domain mission planning. The Phase 2 award will focus…

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