Ah, that's the problem with the internet - sometimes things that are intended to be sarcastic are not interpreted as such and vice-versa. Oh well, let's all "Eat food. Drink beer. Be happy."
It's not just one prototype, or even close. It's an entire program intended to completely re-arm and restructure our army by 2030. https://www.fcs.army.mil/systems/index.html
Ah, they were already working on it. It's apparently intended to be application independent, i.e. two people could use MAX, one Blender and another three Maya.
Forgot to include the refs/inspiration I've collected =_=! gah! They aren't from any specific source. They were simply googled and no infringement intended...