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Advanced / Transformational Technology

BAE Systems To Provide AI And Autonomy Tools For DARPA’s Squad X Program

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, June 1st, 2020

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BAE Systems To Provide AI And Autonomy Tools For DARPA’s Squad X Program

BAE Systems said Monday the company will provide autonomy and artificial intelligence capabilities for Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] work on DARPA’s Squad X program, which aims to deploy new tools to improve manned-unmanned teaming on the battlefield. Under the deal with Lockheed Martin, worth $3.5 million, BAE Systems’ FAST Labs unit will provide its Mission Intelligence for Tactical Systems (MITS) advanced sensor fusion, artificial intelligence, and autonomy for Squad X. “Autonomy technology – be it in the air, space, sea, or…

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