Members of the 102nd Air Operations Group from Otis ANGB, Mass., recently tested a new prototype system that could significantly reduce the request time for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets, announced Air Force officials June 4. The Deliberate and Dynamic ISR Management, or D2ISRM, tool allows for more direct machine-to-machine communications, giving operators more time to focus only on the best options available, they said. In fact, the recent operational demonstration conducted with the Air Guardsmen under the auspices of the Electronic Systems Center’s Command and Control Constellation program showed that D2ISRM cut the total request cycle for ISR assets by an average of 85 percent, according to the officials. “With D2ISRM, we’re trying to give [operators] better tools to allow for some semi-automatic decision-making that helps reduce stress and non-value-added work,” said Perry Villanueva, C2 Constellation program manager at Hanscom AFB, Mass. (Hanscom report by Patty Walsh)
CCA’s AI Pilots Step into the Spotlight
March 9, 2026
Just one year ago, Collaborative Combat Aircraft took center stage as then-Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin designated the two competing jets prototypes as the first unmanned fighters in Air Force history: General Atomics’ YFQ-42A and Anduril Industries’ YFQ-44A. Twelve months later, it’s the autonomy software that’s flying those aircraft garnering the attention. Autonomy software, more than hardware, may prove the most valuable and enduring element of the CCA program.