Lockheed Martin trial shows AI system rerouting UAV mission during fuel contingency

Lockheed Martin trial shows AI system rerouting UAV mission during fuel contingency

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works has run a live trial of an artificial intelligence driven mission contingency management system on a Stalker XE Block 25 unmanned aerial vehicle and a modified Alta X 2.0 drone, showing how software can replan missions in flight when fuel problems arise.

The demonstration used the Stalker UAV as the primary asset and the Alta X as a secondary platform to receive reassigned tasks when the AI detected a fuel-related constraint.

During the event, the team generated several fuel contingency scenarios and fed them into a ground command and control system equipped with an AI agent.

Within seconds, that system assessed the situation, produced alternative mission plans, and presented