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• Kanchi Jain
Virgin Atlantic CEO Corneel Koster outlines where artificial intelligence can improve the airline experience and where human interaction remains central, particularly in premium travel. His perspective offers a view into the technology, service and strategic choices shaping the carrier’s future.
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iMEDCAP completed a live demonstration of its autonomous medical evacuation system during NATO’s Vigorous Warrior 2026 exercise. The pilot showcased the system’s application to medical evacuation operations and its potential role in integrating autonomy into military healthcare and battlefield support missions.
Saab detailed plans for Sweden’s future fighter technology demonstrators at an air force show, where it also displayed a mock-up of an autonomous collaborative platform. The initiative points to Saab’s work on next-generation combat-air technologies and autonomous systems alongside crewed fighter development.
Virgin Atlantic CEO Corneel Koster outlines where artificial intelligence can improve the airline experience and where human interaction remains central, particularly in premium travel. His perspective offers a view into the technology, service and strategic choices shaping the carrier’s future.
Google and an AI-training startup reportedly bid for data from Spirit Airlines’ bankruptcy auction, underscoring the growing value of distressed companies’ operational and commercial records. The development highlights how bankruptcies are creating unusual data sources for training models intended to support real-world business decisions.
The Navy unveiled RTX’s AIM-424 Malice, a long-range air-to-air missile reported to exceed 250 nautical miles, while a B-2 demonstrated a precision-guided air-launched anti-ship weapon and unmanned boats surveyed and engaged targets. The service is also seeking a new air-launched torpedo for submarine warfare.
A Russian Molniya drone reportedly navigated and selected its target entirely through artificial intelligence in a strike that killed three civilians in Ukraine. The reported use of autonomous targeting in an active conflict raises significant questions about drone development, operational control and civilian protection.
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SpaceX reportedly acquired xAI in an all-stock transaction valuing the combined company at $1.25 trillion, a figure that would make it the largest merger on record. The reported deal brings a major launch provider and an artificial-intelligence company under common ownership.
All Nippon Airways is introducing remotely controlled “newme” robots to answer passenger questions at Japanese regional airports with limited staffing. The deployment reflects how airlines are using telepresence and automation to maintain customer-service coverage as Japan’s workforce shrinks, without requiring permanent personnel at every station.
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