(a) In general
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of the Air Force shall establish a pilot program to operationalize and expand artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled maintenance data cleansing and correction capabilities across the Air Force. This program will prioritize the improvement of aircraft availability and pilot production capacity by modernizing maintenance data quality, increasing the effectiveness of sustainment operations, and maximizing readiness of existing training aircraft fleets through enhanced data fidelity and decision support.
(b) Scope
The program under subsection (a) shall apply across the full portfolio of aircraft operating within Air Education and Training Command.
(c) Objectives
The objectives of the program are to leverage AI-enabled software solutions to—
cleanse and correct structured and unstructured maintenance and logistics data;
establish validated, high-fidelity ground-truth maintenance datasets to improve the performance and reliability of existing Air Force readiness, logistics, and decision-support systems;
reduce manual data correction burdens and improve interoperability with legacy maintenance information systems;
enhance sustainment efficiency, sortie generation, and scheduling accuracy through improved maintenance visibility;
increase situational awareness for tactical-level maintainers and operational leadership;
establish standardized, reusable maintenance data cleansing, correction, and integration frameworks designed to interoperate with and enhance existing Air Force maintenance, logistics, and readiness systems; and
enable scalable, repeatable integration of AI-enabled maintenance capabilities across the Air Force.
(d) Partnerships
In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force may partner with a federally funded research and development center, a University Affiliated Research Center, a center of excellence, a military service laboratory, or one or more private-sector entities with experience in deploying AI-powered maintenance intelligence capabilities that support data cleansing, parts forecasting, and sustainment modernization within the Air Force, as well as any other partners the Secretary deems necessary.
(e) Briefing
At least 30 days before the date on which the authority expires under subsection (f), the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing that includes—
a description of the data cleansing and correction challenges addressed through the program;
an assessment of any improvements in data accuracy, aircraft availability, and maintenance efficiency resulting from the program; and
an evaluation of the feasibility and advisability of expanding these capabilities to additional Air Force units operating the same aircraft types.
(f) Expiration
The authority to carry out the program under subsection (a) shall expire on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.