2025 MAINSAIL and ATOMATA Industry Day

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has issued a Special Notice for an Industry Day event focused on two critical research programs: MAINSAIL (Maritime Automated Ingestion for Scene-Aware Identification and Localization) and ATOMATA (Air Target Optimization & Autonomy Activity). Scheduled for February 11-12, 2025, at Wright Patterson AFB in Ohio, the event will be conducted at the SECRET security level. The notice is designed to provide industry partners with detailed insights into these advanced research initiatives targeting maritime domain awareness and air-to-air combat identification technologies. The event will be hosted by AFRL's Research Laboratory, specifically the RYA division, and will feature comprehensive briefings on cutting-edge machine learning and autonomous systems research.

Contractors interested in participating must adhere to specific registration guidelines, including a February 4, 2025 registration deadline and strict attendance restrictions. Only US citizens and US companies are eligible, with a maximum of two employees per company permitted to attend. The industry day will include government briefings on the MAINSAIL program's focus on developing machine learning automatic target recognition models for electro-optical and synthetic aperture radar imagery, and the ATOMATA program's efforts to enhance air-to-air combat identification through advanced feature fusion algorithms. Key program managers Jacob Prichard (MAINSAIL) and Alistair Hildenbrandt (ATOMATA) will lead discussions, with the agenda featuring morning check-in, detailed program briefings, a lunch break, and a Q&A session. Participants should note that electronic devices will not be permitted, and security clearances must be provided during the registration process.