https://defensescoop.com/2026/08/25/air-force-awards-100m-deal-ai-enabled-readiness-platform/
Air Force moves ARES into production under $100M deal The U.S. Air Force awarded VivSoft Technologies a $100 million production OTA for the Aerospace Readiness Enterprise System , or ARES. The platform will merge six aircrew scheduling, training, and readiness tools into one AI-enabled enterprise system. Initial rollout is planned next year