In a display of unity and urgency, Air Force Materiel Command and industry partners collaborated to turn shared ambitions regarding artificial intelligence into actionable strategies that deliver mission-ready, trusted capabilities across the enterprise.
The Digital Materiel Management Industry Association Consortium Workshop, held during the three-day Dayton Digital Transformation Summit May 6-8, focused around a bold and urgent vision: accelerating the responsible and rapid integration of AI.
"Artificial intelligence will define how we fight, how we support the fight and how we sustain our fighting edge," said Fabio Agosto, AFMC DMM team enterprise architect. "This workshop supports the DMM mission to deliver war-winning capabilities by focusing on delivering trusted, mission-ready AI solutions on time, on cost and in lockstep with our operational needs."
The workshop focused on operational outcomes and challenged participants to envision how AI can directly support their mission areas, then work backward to identify capability gaps, risks and near-term actions needed to make that vision real within the next three years. From sustainment and logistics to procurement and analysis, attendees explored how AI can transform decision-making and mission execution.
"Artificial intelligence is no longer a future concept, it's a present necessity," Agosto said. "Just like airpower changed the battlefield, AI is changing the decision space. If we don't move fast, we fall behind."
The event also served as a launchpad for deeper partnerships between the Air Force and its industry partners, emphasizing collaboration as a critical enabler of speed and success in the digital era.
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