General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been awarded a $94.8 million contract by the Army Contracting Command to develop an AI-enabled Smart Sensor ISR prototype.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has secured a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract valued at $94,808,020 to conduct research, development, testing, and evaluation activities focused on Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the Smart Sensor Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) prototype. This contract, awarded by the Army Contracting Command, is projected for completion by March 31, 2026.
The Chief Digital AI Office (CDAO) has developed the Smart Sensor System to create a platform-agnostic AI and autonomy system. This system facilitates autonomous surveillance and reconnaissance operations in challenging environments, with interoperability capabilities to communicate seamlessly with diverse platforms.
Darren Moe, senior director for Automation, Autonomy & AI development, GA-ASI said. “GA-ASI has invested in and deployed autonomy capabilities for several years as part of our aircraft mission systems. Being selected to perform this work against a pool of almost 1,000 bidders is a great achievement and opportunity for our company to apply its AI and autonomy skills to this important development program.”
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a designer and manufacturer of RPA systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems. GA-ASI is a world leader in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Last year the company supported a 90-day deployment for the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) where Smart Sensor was successfully demonstrated in a Maritime Operational Environment.
