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Air Force

USAF Explores ‘AI Task Force’ Concept

Frank Wolfe

Monday, September 23rd, 2024

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USAF Explores ‘AI Task Force’ Concept

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall attends a briefing on cloud based command and control last November with Col. Joseph Roos, the head of NORAD's Eastern Air Defense Sector (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force is examining where it may put "Artificial Intelligence Task Forces" (AITF) with support contractors--whether in forward tactical operations centers (TOCs), remote locations in the United States and elsewhere, or a mix of the two. The Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) division in Rome, N.Y., "is seeking information on technical concepts, approaches, potential roles, and merits of approaches for dynamically forming 'industry enclaves' that provide help desk-like services for operators in forward combat zones to effectively utilize…

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