The War Zone
• Thomas Newdick
Italian-developed LIVET pairs eight Benelli M4 shotguns with airburst ammunition and AI-assisted target tracking on a remotely operated turret. The system represents a kinetic approach to countering drones, combining automated detection and tracking with multiple shotgun barrels in a compact platform.
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Italian-developed LIVET pairs eight Benelli M4 shotguns with airburst ammunition and AI-assisted target tracking on a remotely operated turret. The system represents a kinetic approach to countering drones, combining automated detection and tracking with multiple shotgun barrels in a compact platform.
At the U.S. Army’s Bavarian training grounds, soldiers tested a ground-based approach to overwhelming enemy air defenses using drone swarms and robotic missile launchers. Separately, the Air Force’s Force Design 2026 calls for greater use of artificial intelligence, autonomy and integrated sensors to counter emerging threats.
Proactive AI is changing how airlines approach customer experience, but its role in routine service depends on whether it can perform reliably. The central question is how much responsibility airlines should delegate to these features before they have demonstrated consistent results.
Beyond Aero has introduced AeroAI, an in-house artificial intelligence system intended to support development of its proposed six-seat hydrogen-electric business aircraft. The announcement links the company’s aircraft program with an internal AI engineering effort, but the available report does not detail the system’s capabilities or development milestones.
Northrop Grumman and Hermeus have signed a teaming agreement to develop and field autonomous high-speed aircraft for U.S. forces, pairing Northrop’s military mission systems with Hermeus’ experimental supersonic platform. The companies say the effort aims to deliver a new class of very-high-speed unmanned aircraft, though they disclosed no schedule or program value.
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.
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