A US Army soldier aboard a helicopter overlooking a digitally enhanced battlefield representing artificial intelligence-enabled operations. Image: Everforth ECS
A US Army soldier aboard a helicopter overlooking a digitally enhanced battlefield representing artificial intelligence-enabled operations. Image: Everforth ECS

Trusted AI is becoming a growing priority for the US Army as it awards Everforth ECS a $115-million contract to build artificial intelligence systems that can operate securely and reliably in military environments.

The company will lead the three-year effort through the Army Research Laboratory’s Nautilus for AI Research and Development program, which aims to advance AI systems for defense applications.

Bringing Trusted AI Closer to the Battlefield

Everforth will contribute expertise in AI engineering, cybersecurity, software development, and systems integration to help transition emerging technologies into operational capabilities.

“Nautilus represents the next step in bringing trusted AI from the laboratory into real-world operational environments,” said Daniel Keller, head of the Defense business unit at Everforth.

“Our team brings deep experience delivering AI in bandwidth- and compute-constrained environments, and we’re excited to apply that expertise to help the Army develop, test, and operationalize AI capabilities that can be rapidly integrated across today’s and tomorrow’s mission landscape.”

The effort reflects the army’s push to field AI systems that can operate in contested environments with limited computing power and communications while meeting the security, reliability, and testing requirements needed for military use.

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