BAE Systems is closing the horizontal view gap in AI-aided target recognition, delivering decision advantage to soldiers at the tactical edge.
Current targeting models see the battlefield from above. Yet warfighters look forward with ground crews operating in a horizontal threat environment, not a predator’s-eye perspective. BAE Systems saw what was missing: the horizontal view from inside the vehicle, at range, in the fight that matters. AiTR was built to close that gap.
Our AiTR ecosystem leverages Scale AI's agentic framework integrated with OneArc's VBS4 immersive simulation environment. This ecosystem delivers a closed-loop capability that produces precise data and more accurate outcomes for operators. Trained on the threats soldiers actually face. Deployed at the tactical edge. Platform agnostic and built to scale across the Department of War’s most capable current and future military platforms and systems.
Image credit: BAE Systems OneArc VBS4 product.
Where AI Meets Ground Truth
Within BAE Systems, we excel at integrating complex systems to provide enhanced situational awareness and intelligence gathering capabilities. Our expertise spans the integration of sensors, platforms, and cyber systems to create a comprehensive and cohesive intelligence architecture. We seamlessly integrate airborne, maritime, and ground-based sensors with advanced command and control systems, enabling real-time data sharing and analysis.
More Precise, Accurate Outcomes
BAE's end-to-end AiTR integration delivers mission overmatch for soldiers by leveraging Scale AI's expertise in machine learning and OneArc's VBS4 to produce precise data that drives more accurate targeting outcomes.
Ground Truth
AiTR is built for the ground perspective, trained on the threats operators actually face and designed to scale across the Department of War’s most capable current and future military platforms and systems.
Compressing the Kill Chain
Every second in the targeting cycle is a second the adversary can use. AiTR converts sensor feeds into C2-formatted target data at the tactical edge, compressing the kill chain and giving commanders the decision speed the battlefield demands.
The AI Sees. The Soldier Decides.
AiTR reduces the cognitive load on soldiers by surfacing high-confidence target identification with class, confidence score, and geolocation, freeing crews to focus on the decision that matters most. Human judgment in the loop. Responsible AI built to meet DoW ethics standards from day one.
The Ecosystem Behind the Tactical Edge
Effective AiTR requires a complete ecosystem. AI models need a digital range to train on, not just limited live imagery. BAE Systems brings together Scale AI and BAE Systems OneArc to close that loop. OneArc’s VBS4 provides the digital range that trains AiTR while Scale AI delievers the data curation and model training that keeps those models accurate and current. Together, they convert raw sensor data into C2 intelligence at the speed the mission demands.
Scale AI
BAE Systems and Scale AI have come together to bring machine learning infrastructure to AiTR, providing human-in-the-loop validation, adversarial testing, and continuous model improvement. This strategic relationship ensures target models become more accurate with every operational rotation and warfighters have a capability that keeps pace with evolving threats.
BAE Systems OneArc
OneArc’s VBS4 simulation environment provides over 20,000 high-fidelity 3D models generating the synthetic training data that teaches AiTR to see the battlefield from the horizontal view. For operators, this means targeting models train on the exact threat environment they face.