AUKUS Tests Autonomous Capabilities

In March 2024 AUKUS experts successfully deployed autonomous and artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled sensing systems during the Resilient and Autonomous Artificial Intelligence Technology (RAAIT) trials as part of the AUKUS advanced capabilities line of effort, or Pillar II.

The trials took place at multinational Project Convergence exercises hosted by the U.S Army. Military personnel from the three AUKUS nations tested cutting edge autonomous and AI-enabled sensing capabilities in a multi-domain battlespace - land, maritime, air and cyber - that minimize the time between sensing enemy targets, deciding how to respond, and responding to the threat. These trials demonstrated significant progress since the first AUKUS RAAIT trails in the UK in April 2023 and show tangible results of the AUKUS Pillar II commitment to making our warfighter more lethal on the battlefield.

Once matured and integrated into national platforms, these new sensing systems will yield more reliable data that commanders can use to make optimal decisions and service members to act more quickly against kinetic threats – all while enabling seamless joint and combined military operations involving multiple services and nations.