British Army Selects Maxar’s Route-Planning Solution for Further ...

Maxar demonstrated one of the winning military solutions during the British Army's Hackathon 2021, delivered in collaboration with AI software provider Adarga, at the Army's new Battlelab facility in Dorset, U.K. Maxar was tasked with creating a solution that delivers the safest and most appropriate routes for military convoys in real time via a digital platform.

"This challenge presented a great opportunity to bring together unique data and tools from across Maxar to help military operators better understand environments ahead of deployment," said Mike Small, Maxar's Defense and Security Director for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. "With our solution, commanders have access to these digital environments anywhere on the globe, providing the means for British forces to plan and rehearse for multidomain operations."

The hackathon, organized by the British Army and Adarga, asked participants to design digital solutions for the future that leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and software solutions to address real-world challenges the British Army faces. Nine teams composed of military subject matter experts as well as software engineers and data scientists from across industry came together to develop innovative concepts.

Maxar's solution was selected for further development and was deployed for testing during an exercise at the end of 2021.