Trace Systems Demonstrates M-DRIVE Architecture and Multi-Domain Edge Capabilities at AFRL Future Flag 25-2

MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Trace Systems Inc. (Trace) participated in the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) Future Flag 25-2 exercise culminating in late September at Griffis in Rome, NY. This exercise, designed to test and enhance advanced tactical edge-based RF spectrum detection, tracking, processing and sensor exploitation for improving multi-domain secure common operational picture capabilities.  Trace's involvement underscores its commitment to enabling decision advantage at the tactical edge.

As part of Future Flag 25-2, Trace demonstrated multiple ruggedized edge high performance compute form factors, further advancing its M-DRIVE multi-domain hosting architecture for enhanced sensing and communication technologies to simulate and improve real-world operational and tactical echelon scenarios. These capabilities enhance sensing, secure communications, and real-world mission scenarios by accelerating secure data processing and exploitation at the tactical edge.  The exercise provided an invaluable opportunity for the company to collaborate closely with military personnel and demonstrate its capabilities in ensuring secure and reliable communications under challenging conditions.

"Our participation in Future Flag 25-2 alongside our military and commercial partners at Griffiss is further validating and advancing complex sensing and edge processing solutions in support of national security," said Steve Bagley, Vice President of Intelligence Solutions at Trace. "By integrating government and commercial mission applications on transport-agnostic platforms, we are closing critical capability gaps for UAS and C-UAS missions while accelerating decision superiority at the tactical edge.  We are committed to further prototyping and demonstrating these innovative capabilities in exercises throughout FY2026.

Future Flag 25-2, led by AFRL Transformational Capability Office (TCO), is designed to validate, enhance and mature prototype technologies under realistic field conditions. Trace's involvement in the exercise reinforces its role as a trusted partner in advancing mature, integrated COTS capabilities with the latest state-of-the-art IT and communication solutions to support deployed forces during expeditionary operations.

With a deep understanding of the unique edge based communication and sensing challenges faced by defense organizations, Trace remains dedicated to delivering mission-critical innovative capabilities that support rapid access to multi-domain data across echelons.  

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Trace Systems delivers integrated IT, communications, and mission solutions to the U.S. Government worldwide. With a focus on innovation, reliability, and national security, Trace provides cutting-edge technologies that enable decision advantage and mission success in the most challenging environments. 

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