DOD Will Deploy AI-Enabled Detection System to Monitor D.C. Airspace
The Department of Defense (DOD) is deploying an artificial intelligence-powered airspace monitoring system in Washington, D.C., to enhance the protection of the nation's capital. The system, a part of the National Capital Region-Integrated Air Defense System, replaces the 9/11-era system and offers a tenfold increase in performance capabilities.
Developed in partnership with Teleidoscope, a non-traditional DOD vendor, the cutting-edge surveillance, identification, and tracking system leverages machine learning and augmented reality features in surveillance cameras to identify flying objects within the National Capital Region airspace. The technology, funded by the U.S. Air Force and the Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies program, has broad national defense applicability, including defense against unmanned aerial systems and cruise missiles.