AI and cloud software corporations Okestro will join as a co-research institution in the defense artificial intelligence core technology development project supported by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Institute of Information & communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP).
Okestro said on the 14th that it will take part in the defense artificial intelligence core technology development project task, "development of a robust mobile edge-cloud-based autonomous collaboration intelligence system for manned-unmanned systems in an unstable network (DIL) environment."
The project is being promoted as part of a defense information and communications technology (ICT) research and development initiative to respond to security threats and a rapidly changing future battlefield environment.
This task aims to develop an intelligence system that supports autonomous collaboration of manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) even in tactical environments (DIL) where communications infrastructure is poor or network disconnections and delays are repeated. It focuses on shifting from a centralized command-and-control approach to a tactical field-centered distributed edge intelligence system, sustaining missions even when communications are cut off, and resuming interrupted missions after restoration.
In this task, Okestro is solely responsible for "development of a hierarchical multi-agent-based mobile edge operational architecture." Using Kubernetes (K8s)-based orchestration technology, the company plans to integrate management of cloud and edge environments, and implement P2P communication and service discovery among edge nodes by leveraging EdgeMesh and CloudCore.
It will also pursue advancement of an intelligent operational system that deploys and runs AI and Machine Learning models at the edge for real-time inference. The developed technology is expected to be linked to follow-up defense projects after military demonstrations.
Okestro CEO Kim Beom-jae said, "This task is significant in that it lays the groundwork for implementing an autonomous collaboration system even in tactical environments with severe constraints such as communication disconnections and low bandwidth," adding, "We will continue to strengthen our technological competitiveness so that domestically developed software can be used in a variety of field settings."