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• Mark Holmes
Seattle startup Constellation Space has launched a platform using machine learning to optimize operations for growing satellite constellations. Separately, Italian satellite systems maker Revolv Space closed a €5 million ($5.6 million) Series A, funding its motion and power-generation product development.
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The FAA is expanding an AI tool that offers advice for managing air traffic congestion across the entire US airspace. Airlines have praised the system, but the air traffic controllers’ union was not involved, leaving a notable gap in stakeholder participation as the agency broadens its reach.
Seattle startup Constellation Space has launched a platform using machine learning to optimize operations for growing satellite constellations. Separately, Italian satellite systems maker Revolv Space closed a €5 million ($5.6 million) Series A, funding its motion and power-generation product development.
Poland’s Ministry of National Defence has contracted SATIM to provide software that automates analysis of satellite radar imagery, supporting intelligence collection through the MikroSAR program. Separately, Earth-intelligence platform SkyFi has integrated British company SatVu’s high-resolution thermal imagery, expanding the commercial data available through its platform.
Embraer and Mexicana de Aviación have signed a long-term agreement to use the AHEAD aircraft health monitoring platform across the airline’s E190-E2 and E195-E2 fleet. Mexicana currently operates 10 E2s and expects to complete its order for 20 aircraft in 2027; the system uses aircraft data and predictive analytics to anticipate maintenance needs and support availability.
The satellite developer plans to establish York Terrestrial Systems after acquiring Outlook Industries, its first move into unmanned ground systems. York says the new business will connect unmanned platforms with its space and communications capabilities, and plans to bring production of at least one system to the United States.
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The trial, planned for December, will test whether a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan can perform casualty evacuation autonomously. Other reports in the cluster describe separate defense awards: AeroVironment’s $405 million international order for LOCUST X3 laser systems and BlackSky’s seven-figure assured-intelligence contract with an international defense ministry.
In-flight technology suppliers, including RAVE Aerospace, are set to showcase next-generation inflight entertainment and connectivity solutions at next week’s APEX FTE EXPO in Singapore. The event’s focus on digital innovation and AI puts emerging cabin technologies and passenger-facing systems in the spotlight.
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The Ukrainian-founded drone maker plans to scale production of autonomous sea, land and air systems for Ukraine and allied countries. UForce says its NEMESIS drones have completed 300,000 combat flights, while its MAGURA naval vessels have contributed to the destruction of Russian warships.
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