Colorado reservist granted $2.5M to develop artificial intelligence prototype
Lt. Col. Nicholas Demakakos, the 310th Space Wing senior intelligence officer, briefs the Space Targeting Analysis and Reporting Celestial Information System’s (STARCIS) potential capabilities at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, June 26, 2024. Last month, Demakakos’ proposal for STARCIS was selected through the Air Force’s Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Modernization & Automation Development program and was allocated a budget of $2.5 million to develop a software prototype over the next fiscal year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Devon Cole)