ACC’s U-2 Federal Laboratory rapidly integrates Platform One in first weapons system flight

Air Combat Command U-2 Federal Laboratory’s Dr. Jeff Hanes (left), Director of Artificial Intelligence, Modeling, and Simulation, and Dr. Jeannine Abiva (right), Director of Advanced Mathematics, collaborate in the lab’s facility at Beale Air Force, California, March 26, 2021. Contracted to the lab through Booz Allen Hamilton, Dr. Hanes and Dr. Abiva led the Laboratory’s efforts to integrate Platform One onto the U-2 Dragon Lady, requested on behalf of Mr. Nicolas Chaillan, Air Force Chief Software Officer and co-lead for DoD Enterprise DevSecOps initiatives, and his team in the Secretary of the Air Force Acquisitions Office. Their efforts resulted in a rapid execution within 12 days from point of request to mission success, further proving the capabilities of the lab for quick adaptation and deployment of new products within edge development. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Brittany Curry)