BigBear.ai (NYSE), a leading provider of AI technology for defense and national security, has announced its involvement in the U.S. Navy’s Mission Autonomy Proving Ground (MAPG) exercises scheduled for the latter half of 2024. The company will deliver maritime domain awareness and AI orchestration capabilities. In partnership with the Navy, BigBear.ai will showcase ConductorOS, its platform for AI, data, and sensor orchestration, highlighting multi-vendor interoperability and AI deployment in maritime operations. The MAPG initiative aligns with the Pentagon’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) strategy, which aims to integrate sensors, AI models, and hardware across military branches into a cohesive network, leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance mission effectiveness. The primary objective of MAPG is to expedite the development of advanced capabilities for use within the U.S. Navy and Department of Defense (DoD) systems to counter threats from near-peer adversaries.
The MAPG exercises serve as a testing ground for industry partners to demonstrate their technologies, allowing the government to evaluate their performance through a series of field exercises that simulate real-world operations in a scaled battlespace. Verified capabilities can subsequently be incorporated into the fleet at various levels of operation.
Through its participation with ConductorOS, BigBear.ai intends to highlight its expertise in the real-time deployment of AI algorithms, including edge-deployed route forecasting for adversarial vessels—both manned and unmanned—as well as algorithms from third-party vendors.
“BigBear.ai is honored to take part in the U.S. Navy’s MAPG,” said Robert Wedertz, Senior Vice President, Federal at BigBear.ai. “This event represents a crucial opportunity to showcase the potential of AI orchestration for achieving interoperability in maritime environments. Our real-time route forecasting for adversarial vessels offers the Navy a significant strategic advantage, and by integrating sensors, drones, and AI models, we are facilitating seamless technological collaboration on the battlefield.