Air, Arlington, Va., and Fathom5, Austin, Texas, have formed a partnership to develop an integrated software platform aimed at improving U.S. Navy maintenance, repair and overhaul operations.
The agreement follows Fathom5’s selection as a Phase III winner in the Defense Innovation Unit’s NextMRO Prize Challenge. The competition seeks software capable of replacing siloed Navy logistics systems with integrated, data-driven tools.
Fathom5 was selected for its work converting Navy data into applications that sailors can use at the tactical edge. The company’s condition-based maintenance artificial intelligence software has been deployed aboard warships.
Under the partnership, Fathom5 will combine that technology with Air’s Enterprise Readiness platform, which incorporates predictive analytics, supply-chain visibility and repair-cycle forecasting. The companies said the combined system would support organizational-, intermediate- and depot-level maintenance.
The platform is intended to provide a centralized source for maintenance data and allow personnel to use natural-language queries to search technical manuals, review parts availability, forecast maintenance issues and identify alternative suppliers. It would also allow sailors to complete work orders offline in degraded or limited-connectivity environments.
Air said its technology reduced replacement-part identification time by 99.6% during previous military sustainment operations, allowing users to identify parts and potential substitutes in minutes rather than days. The company also said the platform has helped commands avoid hundreds of equipment downtime days annually while maintaining 90% readiness across maintenance levels.
“This partnership will be pivotal as we work to close the readiness gap,” said Tara Murphy Dougherty, CEO of Air. “Together, Fathom5 and Air are uniquely positioned to accelerate naval logistics by drastically shortening turnaround times, maximizing asset availability, and executing modern digital workflows at the speed of operational demand.”
