Infoscitex to Support Army's Synergistic Unmanned Intelligent Teaming Program

DCS Corporation subsidiary Infoscitex Corporation was awarded a three-year research contract with the U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Research, Development & Engineering Center (AMRDEC) to support the Army's Synergistic Unmanned Intelligent Teaming (SUMIT) evaluations program. The SUMIT program will evaluate the impact of new and recent autonomy, decision aiding, and human-machine interface technologies in Army Aviation missions under AMRDEC's Aviation Development Directorate. The overall program goal is to inform the acquisition and user communities of emerging capabilities that can meet the demands of the Army's next generation Future Vertical Lift program. 

Under the SUMIT contract, Infoscitex systems engineers and simulation developers will integrate innovative and advanced Manned Unmanned Teaming (MUMT) enabling technologies onto AMRDEC's Future Open Rotorcraft Cockpit Environment simulator. Leveraging the Fusion Advanced Human-Machine Interface framework and the Unmanned Air/Ground/Surface Autonomy Services automated route planning tool, the company will provide its specialized software suite Tasking and Execution of Collaborative Unmanned and Manned Systems with Autonomy (TECUMSA) for use in the SUMIT evaluations. The company will be assisted by aviation subject matter experts from Nobletech, Inc. and researchers from the University of Dayton Research Institute. "We look forward to leveraging Infoscitex's deep autonomy and human systems expertise to assist the Army in improving its synchronization of manned-unmanned aircraft systems operating in a tactical environment," said Jim Benbow, CEO of DCS. "We are also excited for the opportunity to be a part of the ever growing technology sector in Huntsville and to bring expanded DCS/IST capability to our DoD customers on Redstone Arsenal, Alabama and across the Army as part the Force Modernization effort."