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• Tim Martin
Saab says its AI agents have flown aboard the Gripen E and autonomously controlled the fighter in beyond-visual-range combat trials, building on earlier work by Helsing. The company is developing agents for crewed and uncrewed aircraft and has indicated potential operational deployment within months.
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Saab says its AI agents have flown aboard the Gripen E and autonomously controlled the fighter in beyond-visual-range combat trials, building on earlier work by Helsing. The company is developing agents for crewed and uncrewed aircraft and has indicated potential operational deployment within months.
United Airlines is deploying defensive artificial intelligence and strengthening cybersecurity operations as it expands in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity across its fleet, CISO Deneen DeFiore said. The rollout is expected to reach the entire fleet by the end of 2027; the report does not specify the AI systems or cybersecurity measures involved.
Shield AI is developing the X-Bat, a vertical-landing combat aircraft, under the leadership of a former SpaceX engineer. The project places the company among efforts to shape next-generation combat aviation, where autonomous operations and unconventional aircraft configurations are emerging features of future fighter concepts.
The military has deployed high-energy laser weapons around President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, as part of a counter-drone shield requested by the Secret Service. The deployment is a security application of directed-energy weapons against unmanned aircraft.
LMT Defence and Thales Italia will explore using mobile-network infrastructure and defense 4G/5G to detect and counter drones, while Gallium Defense raised €7.1 million for a radar it says could cost €500,000. Separately, AeroVironment tapped Leonardo DRS to integrate power and thermal-management systems for the U.S. Army’s Enduring-High Energy Laser program.
As the Pentagon accelerates autonomous warfare, the formation of AUTOWARCOM could reshape who controls the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft effort. The available reporting identifies uncertainty over CCA authority but does not specify how responsibilities or program decisions would change.
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