The US Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) PMA-281 has chosen General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) for the Collaborative Autonomy Mission Planning and Debrief (CAMP) project.
The project aims to enhance mission planning, autonomy workflows, and AI model management for autonomous combat platforms, with a government-backed demonstration planned as part of a 2026 Fleet exercise.
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Among others, key goals of the CAMP project include extending NAVAIR’s Mission Planning Software to accommodate autonomy-focused operations. This includes capabilities for behavioural tasking, configuring Rules of Engagement, setting AI decision thresholds, and facilitating comprehensive mission debriefs.
According to GA-ASI, the CAMP project will also validate these advancements on the MQ-20 Avenger platform, which will be equipped with Government Reference Implementation (GRI) autonomy, electronic warfare, and infrared search and track systems payloads.
The initiative will integrate with the US Navy’s Joint Digital Autonomy Range (JDAR) and Joint Simulation Environment (JSE), enabling rapid testing and validation of mission profiles that leverage autonomous technologies.
GA-ASI will incorporate a robust communications infrastructure, featuring Link 16, Tactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT), and Starlink satellite systems to ensure resilient command and control.
The CAMP effort also addresses scalable autonomy by supporting enterprise mission planning and enhancing trusted AI oversight through secure model lifecycle management and high-fidelity simulation.
The planned demonstration will highlight advanced mission planning and debrief capabilities for autonomous operations within Navy systems and in challenging operational environments.
The evaluation will include behavioural tasking, electronic warfare, infrared search and track employment, combat air patrol, and target engagement, coordinated through Link 16-enabled platforms such as the F/A-18 Super Hornet.
GA-ASI Advanced Programs vice president Mike Atwood said: “This project demonstrates our commitment to delivering integrated mission planning and debrief solutions that enable effective human-autonomy teaming.
“By advancing collaborative autonomy workflows and leveraging government simulation environments, we’re providing the Navy with critical capabilities to rapidly test, evaluate, and deploy autonomous systems for complex operational missions.”
