GlobalX Challenge 26.1: AI-Native Air Interface for Tactical Communication Networks
Funds a fast, India-focused challenge to build an AI-native wireless interface for tactical Navy and Marine networks.
Most Navy science solicitations are open to anyone, anywhere the Navy operates. This one is built around a specific partnership: an Office of Naval Research Global challenge run for researchers connected to the Indian subcontinent, aimed at outcomes useful to both the United States and India.
The technical target is an AI-native air interface for tactical communication networks — the wireless lay…
A rapid applied-research challenge to develop an AI-native air interface for tactical communication networks, run by Office of Naval Research Global for researchers connected to the Indian subcontinent, delivering dual-use outcomes for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and for India.
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