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Air Force Expanding AI Predictive Maintenance Tools To 16 Aircraft Series By End Of 2020

Air Force Expanding AI Predictive Maintenance Tools To 16 Aircraft Series By End Of 2020
Airman 1st Class Derek King, a 54th Aircraft Maintenance Unit F-16 crew chief, performs recovery operations on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. on May 4, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexis P. Docherty)

The Air Force is planning to expand the number of aircraft series integrated with artificial intelligence-powered predictive maintenance tools from four to 16 by the end of the year, a senior official said Wednesday. Lt. Gen. Robert McMurry, commander of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, told attendees during an online C4ISRNET conference, the push for broader AI integration beyond maintenance tools will require greater confidence in testing and security of new algorithms and proven cost savings.  “That’ll be…

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