US INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND
to explore how language models can assist commanders and staff.
Palantir Technologies has contributed to this ecosystem through experiments at the Shadow Operations Center – Nellis( ShOC-N) where its Maven Smart System and Maverick AI assist with dynamic targeting processes, incorporating inputs from coalition partners. These systems embody the“ human-in-theloop” framework, ensuring human oversight while benefiting from machine processing speed.
Perhaps the most visible application is in autonomous systems proliferation. AI-powered drones, unmanned surface vessels, and underwater vehicles are increasingly deployed for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, extending sensor coverage in contested areas where manned platforms would face unacceptable risk. These systems often provide value through their lower cost and potential attritability, allowing for deployment in greater numbers.
ERM version 4 maintenance system aboard USS Fitzgerald demonstrates predictive capabilities Maintenance operations across INDOPACOM are being transformed through AI-enabled predictive systems. By analysing sensor data collected from shipboard systems, aircraft components and other equipment, algorithms can identify subtle patterns indicating potential failures before they become critical problems.
The USS Fitzgerald( DDG-62) serves as a prime example with its Enterprise
Remote Monitoring Version 4( ERM v4) system. This technology analyses thousands of sensor readings per second from hull, mechanical and electrical systems, providing maintenance recommendations directly into the ship’ s planning system.
This condition-based approach moves beyond traditional intervalbased maintenance, reducing unexpected equipment casualties, creating less disruptive maintenance scheduling, optimising logistics through predicting parts needs in advance and ultimately increasing operational availability and readiness of platforms. The result is increased operational availability and readiness of platforms – a critical factor for maintaining credible deterrence in the Pacific.
The maintenance transformation extends beyond surface vessels to aircraft and land-based systems. The Naval Air Systems Command has implemented similar predictive capabilities for F / A-18 Super Hornets and P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft operating in the INDOPACOM area of responsibility. These aircraft generate terabytes of performance data during each mission, which is then processed to identify maintenance requirements before traditional inspection schedules would detect them.
Project Overmatch and Talisman Sabre exercises test network interoperability solutions The advanced capabilities being pursued by INDOPACOM cannot function in
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