Safety
Polaris Awarded Research Contract for AI Safety Platform
Secure cloud-based platform will help military aviators evaluate risks and lessons learned
Polaris Aero Vocus
Polaris Aero’s Vocus FlightRisk risk assessment now includes an AI-powered risk rating summary, illustrated here with a trip departing Farnborough (EGLF).

The office of the under secretary of defense has awarded a small business innovation research (SBIR) contract to Polaris Aero for development of generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities for its Vocus safety intelligence platform. “We’re applying AI technology to make safety management systems more insightful and useful,” said Steve Bruneau, Polaris Aero’s v-p of aviation software for risk analysis and safety management systems (SMS).

The Phoenix-based company has been working with AI for about 10 months, he said, “and we’re starting to do more with it.” He explained that none of the information that Polaris Aero gathers from aircraft operators and customers is shared with publicly available AI platforms. Much of the work on the SBIR contract will also benefit the company’s work with commercial customers.