The architecture surrounding edge artificial intelligence (AI) – including sensors, networks, hardware, software stacks and orchestration layers – is still being built in silos. Vendors build closed ecosystems, contracts reward vertical integration, and the warfighter ends up with tools that only function when everything lines up perfectly: the specific connectivity in the specific configuration using specific software, running on specific hardware. That perfect situation is not the reality at the tactical edge, however. Realistically, the edge in this case is often degraded, denied, intermittent, and limited. If one link in the chain requires a cloud connection, the whole chain breaks.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Abaco Systems announced that it is partnering with artificial intelligence (AI) software company LatentAI, as it plans to integrate LatentAI's capabilities into Abaco Systems’ defense-grade hardware.

Over about 20 years of working in U.S. Navy systems technology development – including must-have upgrades in radar, electronic warfare (EW), laser weapons, and more – I’ve witnessed firsthand how technology transforms naval warfare: The changes aren’t rapid! Delivering new transformative capabilities can take decades, from requirements development to securing funding to system development, integration, and testing.