Mission AI at the Edge: Equipped, Not Disconnected

Getting new capability into the field shouldn’t take years. When the mission demands change, organizations need solutions that can be deployed quickly and perform in real operational environments, even when connectivity is limited.

The U.S. military is learning what changes after a capability is fielded, from faster mission workflows to more reliable operations, and how those lessons can inform future deployments. The U.S. Army staged Project Convergence-Capstone 6 (PCC6) in late July to rigorously experiment with future technologies by significantly expanding the scope, scale and complexity of operations tested in earlier exercises.

Learning Objectives:

• Examine how the PCC6 exercise went from delivery to mission operations in months
• Review how mission operations continued when network connectivity was limited
• Outline how one successful deployment can accelerate future fielding
• Evaluate why time to value determines mission impact