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DAYTON, Ohio — Modernized software has the capability to transform existing military hardware into agile systems that bolster Department of the Air Force missions. However, commercial companies often encounter barriers within the acquisition process, limiting opportunities for software modernization and allowing capability gaps to persist.

Traditionally, Commercial Solutions Openings (CSOs) served as an alternative and specialized competitive pathway. CSOs were typically confined to specific agencies and used sparingly to seek rapid prototypes through Other Transaction Authority (OTA).

On March 6, 2025, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth underscored the importance of shifting the acquisition framework from a hardware-centric model to a software-centric approach. The initiative focuses on performance-based outcomes that deliver capabilities to the warfighter at speed and scale.

Innovation and prototype development remain a top priority for senior government leaders seeking to strengthen warfighter capabilities. Delivering those modernized advancements into operational use is the greatest barrier to mission capacity. Many technologies never progress beyond development because the software delivery process cannot keep pace with operational demands.

As threats continue to evolve across air, space, and cyber domains, streamlining access to emerging technologies will enable Airmen and Guardians to rapidly adapt, improve decision-making and maintain a competitive advantage against United States adversaries.

Rise8 Software Delivery Organization (SDO)  

With support from AFWERX, Rise8, a Tampa, Florida-based digital transformation and software development firm, is supporting software delivery efforts focused on autonomy, software transition programs and other government initiatives.

Rise8’s AFWERX Software Delivery Organization (SDO) SBIR began with a Phase I award in November 2022. The efforts were geared toward validating how Rise8’s modern software delivery methods, DevSecOps practices, cloud-native engineering approach, and enablement model could be adapted for government.

In 2023, Rise8 worked with AFWERX Autonomy Prime to derive, extend and complete the proposal through a SBIR Phase III Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract (IDIQ) with an initial $100 million ceiling.

In 2024, Rise8 developed the Blitzar satellite communication resource request portal under an open topic, Direct-to-Phase II SBIR contract. Blitzar works across multiple spectrum bands and provides support to combatant commands globally, allowing their personnel to request satellite communications resources. Rise8 later received a Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) to continue maturing the capability, and the effort ultimately transitioned into a Phase III task order under Rise8’s AFWERX SDO IDIQ.

In 2025, Rise8 secured an increase from $100 million to $499 million for the AFWERX SDO Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle. Rather than waiting months or years for major software releases, program managers can deploy incremental updates based on operational feedback and changing mission requirements. The SDO contract vehicle helps transition prototypes into production software through funded task orders and interactive software delivery. Organizations that have issued task orders through the IDIQ include:

• United States Air Force Kessel Run
• United States Air Force Unified Platform
• United States Air Force 309th Software Engineering Group
• United States Air Force AFWERX
• United States Space Force System Delta 84 Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution
• United States Space Force System Delta 88 Enterprise Management and Control
• United States Space Force Combat Forces Command Space Operations Command/Combat Force Enhancement
• United States Space Force Mission Delta 2 15th Space Surveillance Squadron
• United States Space Force Space Launch Delta 45
• Department of Veteran Affairs OIT Lighthouse

The collaboration between AFWERX and Rise8 illustrates one approach to transitioning software capabilities from prototype development into operational use. This partnership has guided ideas across the “valley of death” and into operational impact. Both organizations recognized that one of the biggest barriers to DoW software innovation is not a lack of ideas. It’s the inability to deliver software into production at speed and scale.

Rise8 is currently working on refining the vehicle to ensure it remains useful to the government. Future work under the contract is expected to support government efforts related to responsible artificial intelligence adoption, enablement, and implementation.

*Disclaimer: References to non-federal entities do not constitute or imply Department of War or Air Force endorsement of any company or organization.

DAYTON, Ohio — On June 1, 2025, Ukrainian forces launched Operation Spiderweb, a coordinated drone attack targeting Russia’s long-range military aircraft at several airbases in Russian territory. According to public reporting, the complex operation involved launching 117 drones from wooden containers carried on flatbed trucks. Individual pilots, each using open-source software, guided their assigned drone to its target, damaging or destroying 40 aircraft, including bombers and a large transport plane. While effective, this approach required the Ukrainian military devoting one pilot per vehicle.

Command and control software developed by Autonodyne, a Boston, Massachusetts tech company, with support from AFWERX and the Department of Defense, turns the ‘one pilot, one drone’ approach on its head, expanding efficiency and lethality wielded by a warfighter.

Autonodyne’s software allows a single warfighter to simultaneously control multiple drones from different manufacturers, working with different datalinks, sensors and handheld devices.

The company took this approach on purpose, said Steve “Jake” Jacobson, Autonodyne’s founder and chief executive officer.

“We are a software company,” Jacobson said. “We’re not an OEM maker. We’re not making vehicles. The world isn’t going to bend to our designs. Our designs have to support this universe of different combinations of protocol, datalinks and user devices, computer environments, all kinds of stuff.”

The software’s agnostic nature fosters private-sector competition and innovation by allowing the Department of the Air Force to work with various OEMs without being locked into a single platform.

The company’s technology also allows users to pair unmanned vehicles with crewed forces to plan and conduct successful missions. The software has also been used to conduct Red Team testing of drone defenses at U.S. military bases.

Autonodyne and AFWERX

Drones have been and will remain a critical piece of Air Force efforts to increase survivability and generate combat power by quickly deploying and operating from dispersed locations, rather than relying only on a few main bases.

Drones such as the MQ-9 Reaper and the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) align with this strategy by providing Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), rapid deployment, Manned/Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) and Counter (C-UAS) capabilities.

As part of the DAF’s efforts to gain a strategic edge with unmanned systems, Autonodyne began working with AFWERX in December 2019 when it received a Phase I contract. The agreement called for the company to look for ways to adapt its commercial common control station software, adding more autonomy behaviors that are optimized for Air Force Special Operations Command warfighters.

That work led to the company landing a Phase II SBIR worth nearly $3 million. The July 2021 contract called for Autonodyne to continue working with its common control station and autonomy behaviors, rapidly expanding the capabilities available to the Air Force, other military service branches and commercial users.

In February 2023, AFWERX awarded Autonodyne a $521,150 Phase III contract focused on using drone swarms to check military bases for vulnerabilities in their UAS defenses.

Several months later, in August 2023, the company received a $687,000 Phase III contract from Kessel Run, formally known as the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) Detachment 12. The contract from Kessel Run, a software development enterprise located in Boston and at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, funded Project Free Flight, an effort focused on autonomous scouting.

The following year, in March 2024, AFWERX awarded Autonodyne a Phase III contract totaling $4 million to work on autonomous system integration and development as well as software development for human interfacing with the control systems.

Under the contract, Autonodyne developed a library of autonomy behaviors that could be accessed manually, or in more advanced scenarios, be automatically stitched together with a set of high-level automation tasks for real-time autonomous control of dynamic system behaviors.

In May, AFWERX awarded the company a $1.5 million Phase III contract, funded by the Advanced Aircraft Division, part of the AFLCMC Fighters and Advanced Aircraft Directorate. The agreement could reach $17.5 million. It calls for Autonodyne to deliver ‘software vehicle control integration and development’ to the division.

Autonodyne’s success demonstrates how AFWERX’s approach directly supports broader national priorities. By investing in a small, domestic business, AFWERX not only delivered a critical military capability but also bolstered the nation’s defense industrial base. The agnostic nature of the software promotes competition among U.S. manufacturers, preventing vendor lock-in and ensuring the DAF has access to the best technology on the market. This case study is a testament to the power of public-private partnerships, illustrating how targeted government investment can accelerate innovation, drive economic growth and strengthen the military to meet future challenges.

*Disclaimer: References to non-federal entities do not constitute or imply Department of War or Air Force endorsement of any company or organization.

DAYTON, Ohio — U.S. Air Force missions depend on Airmen’s ability to receive and retain skills as they advance in their career fields. Extensive training hours, equipment and funding have historically been vital to building confidence and qualifying warfighters before they perform live mission operations.

Traditional training methods face challenges that limit engagement, hands-on experience and the knowledge retention required to achieve optimal force readiness without extensive spending. Instructors also experience constraints because of location requirements, scheduling and asset availability. For specialized career fields, these delays can affect the Air Force’s ability to maintain mission readiness.

Limited access to aircraft and airspace for pilot training can restrict opportunities for pilot training, while damaged aircraft reduces fleet availability and disrupt operations supporting U.S. defense missions worldwide. For maintainers, diagnosing system faults and repairing complex aircraft requires technical proficiency, and errors can result in additional damage or extended maintenance timelines. Medical personnel and first responders also must develop and maintain critical skills to perform effectively in high-stress environments where mistakes can have operational consequences.

With support from AFWERX and the Department of the Air Force, Enduvo, a Peoria, Illinois-based company that develops immersive content creation software, is working to address these challenges by leveraging an AI-native no-code, collaborative virtual classroom.

Enduvo develops immersive training software used to support military training initiatives. The company’s platform enables trainers to develop immersive training content using no-code authoring environments. With this platform, users can develop interactive training scenarios for collaborative instruction that help warfighters retain information.

In 2019, Enduvo received an AFWERX Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award to evaluate and adapt its augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) content authoring platform. It was designed to help military teams train pilots, medical practitioners, and maintenance crews with the goal of reducing training costs.

In 2022, Enduvo was awarded AFWERX Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) contract to scale its immersive, no-code AR/VR authoring platform.

In 2023, the company received an AFWERX SBIR Phase III contract to be a core element of the U.S. Air Force’s Discovery Analysis and Reporting Platform (DARP)/ Member Operations Training Analysis and Reports (MOTAR) program of record. Air Force trainers gained the ability to build immersive content within their digital classroom and connect with the MOTAR ecosystem.

Later that year, Enduvo won a $10 million enterprise wide Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S. Air Force for an immersive learning platform. The company is currently engaged in a second TACFI effort to deploy generative AI to the platform to decrease the time it takes instructors to create and modify training content.

This effort illustrates how AFWERX works with industry through the SBIR/STTR program to evaluate, mature and transition commercial technologies that address DAF mission needs. By incorporating an immersive training platform, the U.S. Air Force is refining the education and training process and supporting Airmen’s readiness.

*Disclaimer: References to non-federal entities do not constitute or imply Department of War or Air Force endorsement of any company or organization.

DAYTON, Ohio — In modern conflict, data silos can be dangerous. When sensors cannot ‘talk’ to each other, response times lag and assets remain vulnerable. To address this challenge, Picogrid is developing a vendor-neutral integration layer designed to merge data from multiple sensors into a single operating environment supporting installation security and force protection.

By utilizing AI-driven integration software for sensors, Picogrid has cut the time necessary to integrate new mission hardware from months to days or even hours, effectively bringing the ‘plug-and-play’ simplicity of commercial tech to the tactical edge.

Through the AFWERX Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) program, Picogrid has developed Legion, software that connects sensors, command-and-control systems, and mission applications into a unified operational picture.

Protecting military installations requires bringing together radars, counter-drone systems, command-and-control networks, and other capabilities that were often bought separately and never designed to work together. When those systems cannot rapidly share information, troops have less time to detect and defeat incoming threats, putting personnel, aircraft, and critical infrastructure at greater risk. Faster integration helps defenders identify threats sooner, coordinate responses more quickly, and keep aircraft flying.

In August 2025, the U.S. Army awarded Picogrid a Phase III SBIR contract to unify the Army’s third-party signals intelligence (SIGINT) systems. This effort also leverages Picogrid’s Legion software platform to integrate radio frequency (RF) sensors and analytics tools from multiple vendors into a single, cohesive operational picture.

Legion creates this picture by automatically moving information between sensors and command-and-control systems. Expeditionary Command Nodes (ECNs) keep that information flowing in the field, so operators see it in the systems they already use without manually re-entering data.

In February 2026, the Department of the Air Force (DAF) awarded a $9.3 million Phase III contract to Picogrid. Under the contract, the company will work with the DAF to modernize security operations at certain Air Force installations.  Phase III awards support the transition of technologies that have completed earlier SBIR/STTR research and development efforts into operational use or commercialization.

This software is also being used in operational air defense missions. The technology has been integrated into military command-and-control environments and supports air defense operations.

Through ongoing SBIR/STTR efforts, Picogrid has adapted its platform to support U.S. Air Force Security Forces squadrons. Moving forward, the company plans to expand its efforts to additional military installations while extending its data fusion technology to support waterside security operations.

This partnership highlights how AFWERX continues to accelerate the transition of commercial technologies into operational capabilities that increase the speed, agility and readiness of the warfighter’s mission.

*Disclaimer: References to non-federal entities do not constitute or imply Department of War or Air Force endorsement of any company or organization.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The space domain is increasingly contested, congested and fast-moving, requiring the U.S. Space Force to field mission-critical technologies more rapidly than traditional acquisition processes allow. Commercial space activity continues to expand, yet many small businesses encounter challenges moving technologies from development to mission-ready systems.

The gap between development and adoption can slow the delivery of capabilities to warfighters. Although laboratory testing may demonstrate that a concept works, military organizations often require additional validation, performance data and technical assessments before considering a technology for transition. Companies without access to specialized facilities and expertise may face difficulties generating the evidence needed to advance their solutions.

Transitioning technology from a laboratory or development environment to operational conditions requires capital and verification of technical maturity. Without early and frequent technology readiness assessments, or TRAs, the Department of the Air Force risks investing in concepts that are not prepared to meet Space Force integration, launch or operational requirements.

SpaceWERX partners with The Aerospace Corp. 

In early 2024, SpaceWERX — the innovation arm of the U.S. Space Force — partnered with The Aerospace Corp. to establish the Technology Readiness Level Bootcamp, or TRL Bootcamp. The initiative provides participating companies with access to technical experts and specialized test equipment to assess and mature their technologies.

The program also provides a structured process for evaluating whether commercially developed technologies funded by the government are prepared to advance through technology readiness levels. The resulting assessments help government program managers evaluate the costs, schedules and risks associated with potential transition into government programs.

SpaceWERX works with program executive offices and other government stakeholders to identify candidates for the Bootcamp. Participating companies typically spend two to six months in the program. Using NASA’s Technology Readiness Assessment Guidebook as its framework, the Bootcamp provides access to laboratory facilities and independent technical experts. These experts conduct hardware and software assessments and provide technical recommendations, analyses and testing support intended to address identified readiness gaps in relevant Space Force mission areas.

To date, the Bootcamp has focused on technologies related to in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing, or ISAM, and Tactically Responsive Space, or TacRS. The program works with participating companies to identify and address technical risks before they compete for potential Strategic Funding Increase, or STRATFI, and Tactical Funding Increase, or TACFI, awards. Participation in the Bootcamp does not guarantee eligibility, selection or funding under those or any other government programs.

This assessment process supports the acquisition transformation memo issued by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. The memo emphasizes restructuring acquisition to prioritize “speed to capability” and calls for acquisition executives to apply technology and manufacturing readiness assessments throughout system development.

The inaugural and 2025 TRL Bootcamp cohorts provide examples of how the assessment process has been applied. Participating companies included KMI, Turion, Thermasat and ASEI. The companies received technical assessments and recommendations intended to help align their development efforts with Space Force mission requirements. Some participants later received follow-on funding or became involved in other government programs through separate evaluation and selection processes.

When a participating company requires technical or laboratory support beyond its internal capabilities, the Bootcamp may draw from The Aerospace Corp.’s laboratory network. Support has included analysis by specialists in spacecraft mechanisms, integration assistance and laboratory testing using robotic platforms in the Collaborative and Autonomous Vehicle Ecosystem laboratory and equipment in the optical and photonic systems laboratory.

The TRL Bootcamp reflects an approach in which SpaceWERX provides participating companies with technical expertise, assessments and access to specialized resources. These activities are intended to help the government evaluate technical maturity and inform potential transition decisions.

As described in the 2025 Acquisition Transformation Strategy, moving from requirements-based to solutions-based acquisition may require the government to accept additional risk. Technical assessments can help government decision-makers evaluate that risk. By identifying technical gaps early, the TRL Bootcamp supports national security space missions and provides data to inform government acquisition decisions.

Additional information is available in the joint SpaceWERX-Aerospace Corp. paper titled “Bridging the Valley of Death: A DoD/FFRDC Partnership to Accelerate Low-TRL Commercial Space Technology for Military Programs.”

*Disclaimer: References to non-federal entities do not constitute or imply Department of War or Air Force endorsement of any company or organization.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Department of the Air Force relies on satellite capabilities to execute missions worldwide. Space-based missile warning systems provide warfighters with real-time intelligence and secure communications to help defend against adversaries.  Infrared sensors operating in high-altitude orbits detect heat signatures associated with ballistic missile launches and nuclear detonations.  This capability provides early warning and enables military leaders to make timely operational decisions.

Satellite systems also support mission planning by providing environmental data used across the joint force. Accurate assessments of environmental conditions, including weather patterns, are essential to mission success.  Satellite systems provide atmospheric data that support both ground and air combat readiness. Without this information, warfighters may be more vulnerable to adversary actions.

Despite their importance, Air Force and Space Force missions face operational limitations due to the finite lifespan of satellite systems. Increased global threats demand effective mission planning and reliable access to advanced technology throughout all phases of operations.

Meeting those mission requirements depends, in part, on the reliability and longevity of satellite power systems.

Extreme temperatures, radiation exposure and eclipse conditions can degrade system performance over time.  Conventional satellites rely heavily on solar energy and conventional battery technologies that gradually lose capacity, reducing mission endurance.

Current satellite power systems typically support operations for approximately 10 to 15 years. When satellites reach the end of their service life, replacement and redeployment efforts can create capability gaps. These gaps increase national security risks and may limit access to critical intelligence, communications and mission-essential data.

Advancing long-duration power systems 

With support from SpaceWERX, City Labs Inc., a Florida-based developer of nuclear-powered energy technologies, is developing tritium-powered betavoltaic power technology intended to address these challenges.

According to the company, the tritium-powered betavoltaic power source is designed to serve either as a primary power source for long-duration autonomous systems or as a secondary or auxiliary power source for higher-power platforms. The technology is intended to provide continuous power for more than 20 years without recharging, routine maintenance or dependence on solar illumination.

In 2023, SpaceWERX awarded City Labs a $1.7 million SBIR Direct-to-Phase II contract to adapt tritium-powered batteries for Communications Security (COMSEC) systems. According to the company, the batteries operate at the nanowatt power level and are intended to provide more than 20 years of circuit-board standby power, reducing the need for replaceable lithium batteries.

In 2025, City Labs was awarded a $1.9 million SpaceWERX Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) contract to enhance a tritium power source for autonomous sensing systems. This effort is intended to support long-duration sensing applications and improve operational endurance.

Designed for long-duration operations, the tritium-powered betavoltaic power source can maintain critical functions, including health monitoring, communications, memory retention, and other essential subsystems, during power interruptions, eclipse periods, or degradation of primary power systems.

The battery is applicable to a broad range of systems, including satellites, unattended sensors, remote monitoring devices, defense systems, infrastructure monitoring, and other applications where long-life, resilient power is required.  The continuous generation of power allows energy to be accumulated and used periodically for higher-power activities. This enables duty-cycled operation of payloads and sensors while maintaining long-term autonomous operation, even after conventional batteries would have reached the end of their service life.

The increased frequency of satellite replacement and launch operations increases operational costs and creates gaps in critical intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) and secure communications.  By providing decades of power generation without recharging, the technology could reduce the need for battery replacement, maintenance visits, logistics support, and system downtime. For space systems, technology can help extend mission life and is intended to reduce the risk that a mission will end prematurely due to power system limitations.

The primary transition partner identified under the TACFI effort is Lockheed Martin Space, which is expected to support future integration and demonstration activities for space-based applications. The project is currently progressing through the remaining TACFI technical milestones required to demonstrate a higher-power tritium-powered betavoltaic system capable of supporting autonomous sensing applications for decades.

Near-term efforts include completing device fabrication, tritium integration, system assembly, and performance validation activities required to demonstrate a resilient, maintenance-free power source for SDA, ISR, and other persistent sensing missions. Resources needed include continued TACFI funding for semiconductor fabrication, tritium loading and testing infrastructure, integration activities, environmental testing, and future flight demonstration opportunities.

AFWERX and SpaceWERX support the Department of the Air Force’s efforts to identify, mature and transition emerging technologies that address future mission needs. Through programs such as SBIR and TACFI, they provide pathways to evaluate commercial technologies with potential defense applications.

*Disclaimer: References to non-federal entities do not constitute or imply Department of War or Air Force endorsement of any company or organization.

DAYTON, Ohio – Military aircraft are designed and built to fly under grueling, dangerous circumstances. Pilots rely on radar arrays not only to maintain situational awareness, but also for tracking and targeting capabilities. Radomes – enclosures made of fiberglass or other materials – cover and protect critical equipment, while allowing signals to pass through.

The radomes house the Airborne Weather Radar (AWR) that scans the atmosphere for turbulence, storms, and other dangerous meteorological conditions. Fighter jets use radomes built of highly specialized composite materials that allow radar waves to pass through without distortion, enabling aircraft to guide weapons, map terrain and lock onto targets.

Foreign objects, bird strikes and trapped moisture can damage these parts, leaving the enclosed systems vulnerable. Aircraft maintainers routinely check them for damage using non-invasive inspection tools such as manual X-ray equipment. Though generally effective, manual tools can introduce the possibility for human error. Damaged radomes impede aircraft readiness, hampering the DAF’s ability to generate combat power and deter aggression.

Improving inspection accuracy supports broader DAF readiness goals. Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink has stressed readiness and modernization as necessary to maintain the country’s air and space dominance.

“With the X-ray process, a source is placed on one side of the aircraft structure, and the film is placed on the other,” said Shane Groves, a robotics and automation engineer at Warner Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. “When a nondestructive inspection (NDI) technician positions the source and film, it creates two opportunities for positional error to be introduced and leads to inconsistent results.”

Positional errors during the X-ray process increase the risk of radar degradation during flight and may affect mission execution.

Developing an improved inspection process

With support from the AFWERX Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) program, Compass Technology Group is working with the Air Force to address this problem. Through the SBIR/STTR program, AFWERX provides companies with funding to advance high-risk, high-reward concepts from feasibility studies to fielded systems aligned with Department of the Air Force (DAF) operational requirements.

Compass Technology, an Alpharetta, Georgia, firm, in conjunction with the Air Force Sustainment Center at Warner Robins Air Force Base, has used SBIR funding to check aircraft radar covers (radomes) using digital twin software. This system was tested on F-15 fighter jet radomes at Robins Air Force Base and produced results comparable to current inspection methods. Preliminary testing suggests the capability can be adapted for additional aircraft. Air Force officials are evaluating its potential to reduce maintenance costs.

Compass Technology adopted an existing radome diagnostic capability for Air Force applications to create the Radome Operational Performance Evaluation (ROPE) software. The ROPE system uses an augmented reality (AR) headset with a robotic system to help inspectors accurately position the film. The AR system shows the operator where to position the film and then double-checks the location and orientation, reducing positioning variability.

In 2024, Compass Technology received a Phase III AFPIT contract totaling $10 million for radome operational performance evaluation and tuning with machine learning methods.  The contract provided for a robotic system that collects radome and radar data paired with a data processing system and extended reality tool.

The system is designed to measure radome performance metrics such as transmission efficiency, beam deflection errors, and sidelobe levels. This system uses an advanced microwave mapping probe (AMMP) for data and computational methods in place of a traditional indoor or outdoor radome measurement range.

In 2025, Compass Technology received a $2 million Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) to advance underlying computational capabilities through the refactoring of RayCalc simulations into a high-performance, GPU-accelerated Rust library, supporting additional digital twin capabilities and performance metric calculations.

The project also expands sensor integration and data collection capabilities by designing and manufacturing new end-of-arm tooling for cobot-mounted sensors and integrating them into the ARDS platform.

The effort updates the original ROPE software to utilize these new Rust-based libraries, extending the methodology for additional Air Force applications.

The future

Phase III work will include the adapting the technology for radomes used in the F-15 Radar Modernization Program, along with applications for C-130, F-16, and KC-135 aircraft.

As developments continue, Air Force officials plan to expand testing and fielding at additional maintenance locations. In addition to its use at the Robins Air Logistics Complex, plans call for its use at depots at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Hurlburt Field, Florida, and a Navy installation in San Diego.

*Disclaimer: References to non-federal entities do not constitute or imply Department of War or Air Force endorsement of any company or organization.