Aether Sprint '25

Welcome to Aether Sprint, a Tesseract initiative designed to deliver readiness results across the Air Force. Thank you for your interest and desire to help transform what we do today to prepare us for the future fight. Aether Sprint is a platform for Maintenance, Munitions, and Logistics Airmen to have a voice and solve day-to-day issues with Air Force-wide impacts. The Aether Sprint concept derived from the 2019 Logistics "Think Tank" at the LOA Symposium and has evolved into an extension of Tesseract. The core of air power is sourced from Airmen, which is the intent of the Aether Sprint! Airmen developing viable solutions to big logistics problems and observations.

  • Applications are due by 27 September 2024 NLT 2359EST.
  • Teams must consist of no more than five members.



 

2025 Challenge Statements

  • How might we improve support equipment and expeditionary basing structures (eg. migrate to multi-purpose, reduce weight/footprint, reduce cost of, or eliminate altogether) to improve adaptability for various combat scenarios and reduce deployment and employment risk, reduce lifecycle costs, and increase operational flexibility?

  • How might we enhance Joint and Coalition service collaboration to streamline logistics and support operations, ensuring interoperability to compete with adversaries across the spectrum of Great Power Competition?

  • How might we employ advanced manufacturing techniques in the field to produce essential parts, reduce dependency on traditional supply chains, and increase organic manufacturing capabilities?

  • How might we minimize combat sortie generation timelines to meet pacing threat challenges?

  • How might we leverage data and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, or autonomous systems to enhance mission effectiveness, increase energy cost savings, and reduce manpower gaps expected while executing distributed Logistics operations?