Summary
- Global analytics leader SAS and MAG Aerospace are collaborating on a $900 million US Space Force contract to bring AI and analytics expertise to the space realm.
- Space Force’s vast network of radars and sensors generates massive data, making AI and analytics crucial for mission success.
- SAS Viya, hosted by MAG Aerospace, empowers advanced analytics at the tactical edge, accelerating data insights in hours, not months.
- SAS and MAG Aerospace’s alliance aims to ensure data and network interoperability in all operating environments.
In a groundbreaking partnership, global analytics frontrunner SAS and aviation specialist MAG Aerospace have combined their strengths to seize opportunities stemming from the recently awarded US Space Force Space Systems Command $900 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. This groundbreaking partnership between SAS and MAG Aerospace promises to revolutionize space operations by harnessing the potency of AI, analytics, and Joint All-Domain Command and Control, thus enabling the Space Force to efficiently analyze and harness the voluminous data streaming in from its expansive network of radars and sensors.
The Influx of Space Data
The Space Force operates a sophisticated web of tracking radars and sensors spread across thousands of locations, generating an astounding volume of data.
In the past year alone, Space Command tracked over 47,000 objects in space.
This surge of diverse sensor data presents a formidable challenge: rapidly and accurately converting it into real-time intelligence for mission success. Here, SAS’s formidable analytical capabilities come into play, facilitating expedited decision-making while promoting seamless network and data integration.
Caroline Baldwin, Director for SAS Federal, underscores, “For nearly five decades, SAS has led the industry in applying AI and analytics to the most complex mission challenges. As the Space Force embarks on its mission to conduct global space operations, we are confident that our partnership with MAG Aerospace is uniquely positioned to deliver on Space Systems Command’s IDIQ task order opportunities by enabling data and network interoperability across all operational environments.”
SAS Viya: Unleashing Data Power at the Tactical Edge
MAG Aerospace has already demonstrated its mettle by hosting the SAS® Viya® platform in a secure cloud environment for processing Internet of Things (IoT) data and conducting advanced analytics at the tactical edge. SAS Viya, an open, cloud-native AI, analytics, and data management platform, seamlessly aligns with MAG’s intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance needs across the entire analytics life cycle. Powered by Viya, SAS Analytics for IoT empowers users to extract insights from vast and dynamic data in a matter of hours and days, instead of months.
A Storied Legacy in Aerospace
SAS’ aerospace legacy dates back to the Space Race era when Jim Goodnight, Co-Founder and CEO of SAS, worked as a programmer on the Apollo Project. His subsequent co-development of the SAS programming language and the establishment of SAS as a software industry leader have paved the way for nearly half a century of providing AI and analytics solutions to the federal government.
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