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Regent demonstrates autonomous Squire seaglider for U.S. Navy, targeting 70-knot speed and 100-nm-plus range

Regent demonstrated its autonomous Squire seaglider at a U.S. Navy drone event, highlighting a ground-effect vehicle designed to reach 70 kt, fly more than 100 nautical miles and carry a 22-kilogram payload. The demonstration positions the platform for evaluation in maritime and other defense missions.

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Airbus injects synthetic aircraft into German Air Force data-link exercise

Airbus’s System Development Lab generated virtual allies and threats inside Timber Express, the German Air Force’s annual data-link exercise. The demonstration shows how synthetic aircraft can be introduced into live military training environments to expand scenarios and test networked operations without requiring additional physical platforms.

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Slingshot Aerospace Adds AI-Powered Space Traffic Monitoring to Portal

Slingshot Aerospace is adding AI-powered space traffic monitoring capabilities to its Portal platform, aimed at helping satellite and other space operators better monitor an increasingly crowded orbital environment. The announcement expands Portal’s role in tracking and managing space traffic for commercial and government users.

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UK-backed Operation Blue Skies to test contrail avoidance across North Atlantic airspace

A UK-led consortium will begin a 30-month trial in Shanwick oceanic airspace later this year, directing hundreds of commercial flights to make minor altitude or route adjustments to avoid climate-warming contrails. The operational evaluation will test whether airspace-scale rerouting can reduce aviation’s climate impact without disrupting traffic flows.

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Uber and Zipline target 1 million daily U.S. drone deliveries by 2029

Uber and Zipline are partnering to bring autonomous drone delivery to millions of U.S. customers through Uber Eats. The rollout will begin in markets where Zipline already operates, including Dallas and Houston, before expanding nationwide, with the companies targeting 1 million deliveries per day by the end of 2029.

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NASA advances autonomous navigation and planetary mobility for Moon and Mars missions

NASA is testing technologies aimed at reducing dependence on Earth-based infrastructure and improving mobility beyond Earth. The agency demonstrated GPS-free optical navigation on its Starling CubeSat swarm, evaluated wheel designs for lunar bases, and developed a fabric-based ground-penetrating-radar antenna for SkyFall Mars helicopters.

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