ARLINGTON, Va., June 19,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Istari Digital today
announced it has been awarded a new $15 million AFWERX
contract dubbed "Model One" -- a groundbreaking program that will
link models and simulations across the Air Force to address the
most pressing challenges of "internetized" warfare.
"Digital transformation is rapidly accelerating industries, from
medical devices to monohull racing boats," said Dr. Will Roper, Istari Digital's Founder, President
& CEO. "But the challenges of disparate intellectual property
and classified data have made it difficult for Defense to follow in
their wakes. This latest contract demonstrates our commitment to
breakthrough data-meshing solutions and our customers' confidence
in leveraging them. Our plug-n-play digital thread platform
provides secure, real-time, digital collaboration across
difficult-to-integrate data types, unlocking digital speed of all
innovation."
Istari Digital's platform is already being used by another Air
Force program – dubbed Flyer Øne in homage to the Wright
Brothers – that is building the world's first digitally-certified
airplane. Though common in leading digital industries, like Formula
1, to date, no airplane has ever been digitally certified for
real-world flight. But the digital needs of the U.S. military go
far beyond design and certification. The rapid pace of software and
data now drives faster battlefield decision-making across domains.
The U.S. military seeks to simulate, then dominate, such
interconnected conflicts of the future.
"Software accurately represents the physical world in myriad
models and simulations," said Former Google CEO, Eric Schmidt. "Most are challenging to
integrate, limiting adoption of digital twins. As we wrote recently
in the WSJ, Model Øne is an exciting opportunity for Istari Digital
to create a virtual military on the way towards creating the
industries of the future."
The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered to
streamline the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small
Business Technology Transfer (STTR) process by accelerating the
small business experience through faster proposal to award
timelines, changing the pool of potential applicants by expanding
opportunities to small business and eliminating bureaucratic
overhead by continually implementing process improvement changes in
contract execution. The Air Force began offering the Open Topic
SBIR/STTR program in 2018 which expanded the range of innovations
the Air Force funded, and now Istari Digital will start its journey
to create and provide innovative capabilities that will strengthen
the national defense of the United States
of America.
The views expressed herein are those of the author and do not
necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the
Department of the Air Force, the Department of Defense, or the U.S.
government.
About Istari Digital
Founded by Will Roper and backed by former Google CEO
Eric Schmidt, Istari Digital aims to
make the vision of digital engineering ecosystems a reality, where
all technologies are created digitally. The company has built the
world's best digital engineering collaboration platform, making
digital threads easy and secure, and laying the groundwork for
tomorrow's engineering metaverse. Learn more
at www.istaridigital.com.
About AFRL
The Air Force Research Laboratory is the
primary scientific research and development center for the
Department of the Air Force. AFRL plays an integral role in leading
the discovery, development, and integration of affordable
warfighting technologies for our air, space and cyberspace force.
With a workforce of more than 12,500 across nine technology areas
and 40 other operations across the globe, AFRL provides a diverse
portfolio of science and technology ranging from fundamental to
advanced research and technology development. For more information,
visit www.afresearchlab.com.
About AFWERX
As the innovation arm of the DAF and a
directorate within the Air Force Research Laboratory, AFWERX brings
cutting-edge American ingenuity from small businesses and start-ups
to address the most pressing challenges of the DAF. AFWERX employs
approximately 370 military, civilian and contractor personnel at
five hubs and sites executing an annual $1.4
billion budget. Since 2019, AFWERX has executed over 6,100
new contracts worth more than $4
billion to strengthen the U.S. defense industrial base and
drive faster technology transition to operational capability. For
more information, visit: www.afwerx.com.
Istari Digital Press Contact:
info@istaridigital.com
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